Joshua, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Joshua, TX Summary

Crime in Joshua research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Joshua over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Joshua:

  • There were 95 total crimes committed in Joshua the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,150.7 total crimes per 100K people in Joshua.
  • The overall crime rate in Joshua is -50.49% below the national average.
  • Joshua ranks #238 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Joshua ranks #4,239 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Joshua Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Joshua is 1,150.7 per 100,000 people. That's -50.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.25% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Joshua
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 95 1,150.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 36.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 169.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 23 278.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 12 145.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 53 642.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 84.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 72 872.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

Joshua Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Joshua

23
Violent Crimes
278.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Joshua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Joshua is 278.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 359.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Joshua each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.60% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Joshua

72
Property Crimes
872.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Joshua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Joshua is 872.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 114.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Joshua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.15% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Joshua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, TX 75,993 1,138 1,497.5 1,417.2 80.3
Burleson, TX 55,356 797 1,439.8 1,190.5 249.3
Cleburne, TX 32,728 405 1,237.5 1,054.1 183.3
Benbrook, TX 24,739 332 1,342.0 1,123.7 218.3
Crowley, TX 20,362 347 1,704.2 1,473.3 230.8
Forest Hill, TX 13,685 296 2,163.0 1,797.6 365.4
Keene, TX 6,355 79 1,243.1 959.9 283.2
Alvarado, TX 5,504 106 1,925.9 1,362.6 563.2
Godley, TX 2,245 30 1,336.3 1,069.0 267.3

Joshua SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
3
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