San Marcos, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In San Marcos, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,256 total crimes committed in San Marcos the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,247.4 total crimes per 100K people in San Marcos.
  • The overall crime rate in San Marcos is 39.72% above the national average.
  • San Marcos ranks #594 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • San Marcos ranks #8,394 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 Marcos Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in San Marcos is 3,247.4 per 100,000 people. That's 39.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.66% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
San Marcos
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,256 3,247.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 47 67.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 292 420.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 445 640.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 211 303.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,380 1,986.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 220 316.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,811 2,606.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

San Marcos 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 Marcos

445
Violent Crimes
640.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
73.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 445 violent crimes in San Marcos in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in San Marcos is 640.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in San Marcos each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 73.22% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.48% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In San Marcos

1,811
Property Crimes
2,606.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,811 property crimes in San Marcos in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in San Marcos is 2,606.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in San Marcos each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.12% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around San Marcos

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Round Rock, TX 127,349 3,149 2,472.7 2,303.9 168.8
Cedar Park, TX 79,353 1,134 1,429.1 1,321.9 107.1
Leander, TX 77,457 655 845.6 768.2 77.5
Pflugerville, TX 67,817 1,195 1,762.1 1,591.0 171.0
Kyle, TX 57,724 886 1,534.9 1,294.1 240.8
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
Boerne, TX 20,488 333 1,625.3 1,518.0 107.4
Lockhart, TX 15,068 141 935.8 809.7 126.1

San Marcos SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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