Schertz, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Schertz, TX Summary

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

  • There were 564 total crimes committed in Schertz the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,306.7 total crimes per 100K people in Schertz.
  • The overall crime rate in Schertz is -43.78% below the national average.
  • Schertz ranks #280 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Schertz ranks #4,740 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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Schertz Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Schertz is 1,306.7 per 100,000 people. That's -43.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.45% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Schertz
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 564 1,306.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 10 23.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 101.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 62 143.6 446.5 369.8
Burglary 64 148.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 345 799.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 93 215.5 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 502 1,163.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

Schertz 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 Schertz

62
Violent Crimes
143.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Schertz in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Schertz is 143.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 696.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Schertz each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.83% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Schertz

502
Property Crimes
1,163.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 502 property crimes in Schertz in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Schertz is 1,163.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Schertz each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.19% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Schertz

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Antonio, TX 1,465,608 87,223 5,951.3 5,068.7 882.6
New Braunfels, TX 107,017 1,714 1,601.6 1,413.8 187.8
Cibolo, TX 34,159 545 1,595.5 1,463.7 131.7
Seguin, TX 32,452 811 2,499.1 2,083.1 416.0
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
Selma, TX 11,824 349 2,951.6 2,731.7 219.9
Garden Ridge, TX 4,442 72 1,620.9 1,530.8 90.0

Schertz SnackAbility

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