Lubbock, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lubbock, TX Summary

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

  • There were 13,731 total crimes committed in Lubbock the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,198.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lubbock.
  • The overall crime rate in Lubbock is 123.66% above the national average.
  • Lubbock ranks #659 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Lubbock ranks #9,450 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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Lubbock Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lubbock is 5,198.3 per 100,000 people. That's 123.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 93.14% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lubbock
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 13,731 5,198.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 25 9.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 349 132.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,134 807.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2,809 1,063.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 2,260 855.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 7,445 2,818.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,217 460.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 10,922 4,134.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Lubbock 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 Lubbock

2,809
Violent Crimes
1,063.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
187.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,809 violent crimes in Lubbock in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lubbock is 1,063.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lubbock each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 187.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 138.19% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lubbock

10,922
Property Crimes
4,134.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
111.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,922 property crimes in Lubbock in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lubbock is 4,134.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lubbock each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 111.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 84.18% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lubbock

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plainview, TX 19,554 485 2,480.3 2,112.1 368.2
Levelland, TX 12,579 412 3,275.3 2,210.0 1,065.3
Wolfforth, TX 6,482 38 586.2 493.7 92.6
Slaton, TX 5,752 120 2,086.2 1,929.8 156.5
Shallowater, TX 2,917 40 1,371.3 1,165.6 205.7
Abernathy, TX 2,783 17 610.9 431.2 179.7
Idalou, TX 2,118 20 944.3 708.2 236.1

Lubbock SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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