Tyler, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tyler, TX Summary

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

  • There were 3,098 total crimes committed in Tyler the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,857.4 total crimes per 100K people in Tyler.
  • The overall crime rate in Tyler is 22.94% above the national average.
  • Tyler ranks #564 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Tyler ranks #7,956 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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Tyler Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tyler is 2,857.4 per 100,000 people. That's 22.94% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.16% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tyler
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,098 2,857.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 11 10.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 43 39.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 434 400.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 575 530.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 274 252.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,038 1,879.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 211 194.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,523 2,327.0 2,245.0 1,954.4

Tyler 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 Tyler

575
Violent Crimes
530.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
43.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 575 violent crimes in Tyler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tyler is 530.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 188.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tyler each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 43.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.79% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tyler

2,523
Property Crimes
2,327.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,523 property crimes in Tyler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tyler is 2,327.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tyler each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.65% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tyler

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, TX 81,811 2,710 3,312.5 2,872.5 440.0
Palestine, TX 19,113 626 3,275.3 2,579.4 695.9
Jacksonville, TX 14,196 438 3,085.4 2,535.9 549.5
Kilgore, TX 13,419 339 2,526.3 2,123.9 402.4
Henderson, TX 12,989 445 3,426.0 2,756.2 669.8
Athens, TX 12,986 269 2,071.5 1,732.6 338.8
Whitehouse, TX 9,175 91 991.8 871.9 119.9
Lindale, TX 6,509 104 1,597.8 1,444.2 153.6
Bullard, TX 4,062 30 738.6 640.1 98.5
Chandler, TX 3,529 23 651.7 595.1 56.7

Tyler SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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