San Antonio, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In San Antonio, TX Summary

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

  • There were 87,223 total crimes committed in San Antonio the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,951.3 total crimes per 100K people in San Antonio.
  • The overall crime rate in San Antonio is 156.06% above the national average.
  • San Antonio ranks #665 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • San Antonio ranks #9,596 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.

Additional research about crime in Texas

San Antonio Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in San Antonio is 5,951.3 per 100,000 people. That's 156.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 121.12% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
San Antonio
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87,223 5,951.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 230 15.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1,700 116.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9,450 644.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 12,935 882.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 9,338 637.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 52,586 3,588.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12,364 843.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 74,288 5,068.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

San Antonio 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 San Antonio

12,935
Violent Crimes
882.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
138.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 12,935 violent crimes in San Antonio in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in San Antonio is 882.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in San Antonio each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 138.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 97.68% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In San Antonio

74,288
Property Crimes
5,068.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
159.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 74,288 property crimes in San Antonio in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in San Antonio is 5,068.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in San Antonio each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 159.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 125.78% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around San Antonio

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Schertz, TX 43,162 564 1,306.7 1,163.1 143.6
Cibolo, TX 34,159 545 1,595.5 1,463.7 131.7
Converse, TX 29,503 603 2,043.9 1,667.6 376.2
Live Oak, TX 15,884 640 4,029.2 3,802.6 226.6
Leon Valley, TX 11,402 796 6,981.2 6,419.9 561.3
Kirby, TX 8,069 238 2,949.6 1,685.5 1,264.1
Alamo Heights, TX 7,412 251 3,386.4 3,238.0 148.4
Terrell Hills, TX 5,036 66 1,310.6 1,270.8 39.7
Castle Hills, TX 3,921 269 6,860.5 6,350.4 510.1
Shavano Park, TX 3,609 77 2,133.6 2,022.7 110.8

San Antonio SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
8
Enjoy The Snack?