Wharton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wharton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 294 total crimes committed in Wharton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,407.9 total crimes per 100K people in Wharton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wharton is 46.63% above the national average.
  • Wharton ranks #606 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Wharton ranks #8,540 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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Wharton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wharton is 3,407.9 per 100,000 people. That's 46.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.62% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wharton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 294 3,407.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 4 46.4 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 243.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 26 301.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 30 347.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 223 2,584.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 173.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 268 3,106.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Wharton 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 Wharton

26
Violent Crimes
301.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wharton is 301.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 331.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.50% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wharton

268
Property Crimes
3,106.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 268 property crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wharton is 3,106.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.37% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wharton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sugar Land, TX 107,989 1,842 1,705.7 1,615.9 89.8
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
El Campo, TX 12,235 551 4,503.5 3,898.7 604.8
Needville, TX 3,040 35 1,151.3 1,019.7 131.6

Wharton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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