San Benito, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In San Benito, TX Summary

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

  • There were 554 total crimes committed in San Benito the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,241.8 total crimes per 100K people in San Benito.
  • The overall crime rate in San Benito is -3.54% below the national average.
  • San Benito ranks #486 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • San Benito ranks #7,036 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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San Benito Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in San Benito is 2,241.8 per 100,000 people. That's -3.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.71% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
San Benito
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 554 2,241.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 10 40.5 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 118 477.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 128 518.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 65 263.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 327 1,323.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 137.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 426 1,723.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

San Benito 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 Benito

128
Violent Crimes
518.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 128 violent crimes in San Benito in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in San Benito is 518.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 193.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in San Benito each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.02% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In San Benito

426
Property Crimes
1,723.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 426 property crimes in San Benito in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in San Benito is 1,723.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in San Benito each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.21% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around San Benito

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brownsville, TX 188,906 4,284 2,267.8 1,835.3 432.5
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
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6

San Benito SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
9
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