Lamesa, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lamesa, TX Summary

Crime in Lamesa research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lamesa 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 Lamesa:

  • There were 254 total crimes committed in Lamesa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,910.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lamesa.
  • The overall crime rate in Lamesa is 25.24% above the national average.
  • Lamesa ranks #570 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Lamesa ranks #8,033 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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Lamesa Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lamesa is 2,910.8 per 100,000 people. That's 25.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.15% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lamesa
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 254 2,910.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 22.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 389.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 43 492.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 44 504.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 150 1,719.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 194.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 211 2,418.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

Lamesa 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 Lamesa

43
Violent Crimes
492.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Lamesa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lamesa is 492.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lamesa each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.26% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.38% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lamesa

211
Property Crimes
2,418.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Lamesa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lamesa is 2,418.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lamesa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.71% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lamesa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Midland, TX 129,945 3,121 2,401.8 1,910.0 491.7
Big Spring, TX 25,254 715 2,831.2 2,150.2 681.1
Andrews, TX 13,233 257 1,942.1 1,450.9 491.2
Brownfield, TX 8,877 157 1,768.6 1,250.4 518.2
Seagraves, TX 2,904 46 1,584.0 998.6 585.4
Tahoka, TX 2,419 37 1,529.6 1,198.8 330.7

Lamesa SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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