Mission, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mission, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1,745 total crimes committed in Mission the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,015.5 total crimes per 100K people in Mission.
  • The overall crime rate in Mission is -13.28% below the national average.
  • Mission ranks #440 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Mission ranks #6,564 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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Mission Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mission is 2,015.5 per 100,000 people. That's -13.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.11% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mission
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,745 2,015.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 30 34.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 189 218.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 294 339.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 160 184.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,174 1,356.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 117 135.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,451 1,676.0 2,245.0 1,954.4

Mission 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 Mission

294
Violent Crimes
339.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 294 violent crimes in Mission in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mission is 339.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mission each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.94% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mission

1,451
Property Crimes
1,676.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,451 property crimes in Mission in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mission is 1,676.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mission each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.35% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mission

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Palmview, TX 15,919 297 1,865.7 1,426.0 439.7
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2
Palmhurst, TX 2,600 183 7,038.5 6,807.7 230.8

Mission SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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