Waxahachie, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waxahachie, TX Summary

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

  • There were 852 total crimes committed in Waxahachie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,875.7 total crimes per 100K people in Waxahachie.
  • The overall crime rate in Waxahachie is -19.29% below the national average.
  • Waxahachie ranks #415 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Waxahachie ranks #6,261 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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Waxahachie Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waxahachie is 1,875.7 per 100,000 people. That's -19.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.31% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waxahachie
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 852 1,875.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 17.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 81 178.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 113 248.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 55 121.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 625 1,376.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 129.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 739 1,627.0 2,245.0 1,954.4

Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie

113
Violent Crimes
248.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 113 violent crimes in Waxahachie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waxahachie is 248.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 402.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waxahachie each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.28% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waxahachie

739
Property Crimes
1,627.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 739 property crimes in Waxahachie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waxahachie is 1,627.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waxahachie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.75% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.53% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waxahachie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, TX 75,993 1,138 1,497.5 1,417.2 80.3
DeSoto, TX 55,956 1,298 2,319.7 2,019.4 300.2
Cedar Hill, TX 48,483 994 2,050.2 1,883.1 167.1
Lancaster, TX 40,615 1,507 3,710.5 3,082.6 627.8
Duncanville, TX 39,474 1,129 2,860.1 2,540.9 319.2
Midlothian, TX 38,587 423 1,096.2 990.0 106.3
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3
Glenn Heights, TX 18,398 256 1,391.5 1,114.3 277.2
Red Oak, TX 16,396 244 1,488.2 1,250.3 237.9
Ovilla, TX 4,365 21 481.1 412.4 68.7

Waxahachie SnackAbility

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