Pasadena, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pasadena, TX Summary

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

  • There were 5,005 total crimes committed in Pasadena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,429.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pasadena.
  • The overall crime rate in Pasadena is 47.54% above the national average.
  • Pasadena ranks #608 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Pasadena ranks #8,562 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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Pasadena Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pasadena is 3,429.2 per 100,000 people. That's 47.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 27.41% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pasadena
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,005 3,429.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 11 7.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 126 86.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 662 453.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 915 626.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 594 407.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,858 1,958.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 638 437.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 4,090 2,802.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Pasadena 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 Pasadena

915
Violent Crimes
626.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
69.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 915 violent crimes in Pasadena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pasadena is 626.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pasadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 69.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.42% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pasadena

4,090
Property Crimes
2,802.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,090 property crimes in Pasadena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pasadena is 2,802.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pasadena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.82% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pasadena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pearland, TX 125,894 2,269 1,802.3 1,709.4 92.9
Friendswood, TX 40,851 267 653.6 570.4 83.2
La Porte, TX 36,646 609 1,661.8 1,432.6 229.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
South Houston, TX 15,613 597 3,823.7 3,202.5 621.3
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
Seabrook, TX 13,544 218 1,609.6 1,380.7 228.9
Webster, TX 11,952 1,060 8,868.8 8,391.9 476.9
Galena Park, TX 10,240 168 1,640.6 1,328.1 312.5

Pasadena SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
7
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