Pharr, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pharr, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1,420 total crimes committed in Pharr the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,784.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pharr.
  • The overall crime rate in Pharr is -23.21% below the national average.
  • Pharr ranks #399 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Pharr ranks #6,053 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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Pharr Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pharr is 1,784.9 per 100,000 people. That's -23.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.69% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pharr
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,420 1,784.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 27 33.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 126 158.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 207 260.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 164 206.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 938 1,179.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 111 139.5 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,213 1,524.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Pharr 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 Pharr

207
Violent Crimes
260.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 207 violent crimes in Pharr in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pharr is 260.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 384.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pharr each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.72% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pharr

1,213
Property Crimes
1,524.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,213 property crimes in Pharr in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pharr is 1,524.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pharr each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.09% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pharr

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
Mission, TX 86,577 1,745 2,015.5 1,676.0 339.6
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Juan, TX 35,806 788 2,200.7 1,929.8 270.9
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
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2

Pharr SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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