Abilene, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Abilene, TX Summary

Crime in Abilene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abilene over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abilene:

  • There were 2,850 total crimes committed in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,187.7 total crimes per 100K people in Abilene.
  • The overall crime rate in Abilene is 3.23% above the national average.
  • Abilene ranks #554 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Abilene ranks #7,576 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Abilene Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abilene is 2,187.7 per 100,000 people. That's 3.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.97% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abilene
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,850 2,187.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 6 4.6 5.2 5.0
Robbery 60 46.1 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 395 303.2 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 553 424.5 389.4 359.0
Burglary 417 320.1 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,700 1,304.9 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 180 138.2 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,297 1,763.2 2,040.5 1,760.0

Abilene Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Abilene

553
Violent Crimes
424.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 553 violent crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abilene is 424.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 235.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.24% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.01% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abilene

2,297
Property Crimes
1,763.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,297 property crimes in Abilene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abilene is 1,763.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abilene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.18% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.59% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abilene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sweetwater, TX 10,180 165 1,620.8 1,119.8 501.0

Abilene SnackAbility

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