Marlin, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marlin, TX Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Marlin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,243.1 total crimes per 100K people in Marlin.
  • The overall crime rate in Marlin is -46.51% below the national average.
  • Marlin ranks #266 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Marlin ranks #4,539 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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Marlin Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marlin is 1,243.1 per 100,000 people. That's -46.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.81% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marlin
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 1,243.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 17.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 213.1 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 14 248.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 34 603.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 12 213.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 177.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 56 994.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Marlin 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 Marlin

14
Violent Crimes
248.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Marlin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marlin is 248.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 402.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.31% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marlin

56
Property Crimes
994.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 property crimes in Marlin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marlin is 994.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.70% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marlin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waco, TX 140,911 5,456 3,871.9 3,229.0 643.0
Temple, TX 88,484 1,861 2,103.2 1,750.6 352.6
Harker Heights, TX 34,001 530 1,558.8 1,335.3 223.5
Belton, TX 24,188 545 2,253.2 2,091.9 161.2
Hewitt, TX 16,291 173 1,061.9 896.2 165.7
Robinson, TX 12,954 174 1,343.2 1,096.2 247.0

Marlin SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
2
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8
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