Alton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 305 total crimes committed in Alton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,572.9 total crimes per 100K people in Alton.
  • The overall crime rate in Alton is -32.33% below the national average.
  • Alton ranks #353 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Alton ranks #5,517 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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Alton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alton is 1,572.9 per 100,000 people. That's -32.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.56% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 305 1,572.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 6 30.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 88 453.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 95 489.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 32 165.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 157 809.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 108.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 210 1,083.0 2,245.0 1,954.4

Alton 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 Alton

95
Violent Crimes
489.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
32.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 95 violent crimes in Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alton is 489.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 204.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 32.48% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.73% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alton

210
Property Crimes
1,083.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alton is 1,083.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.76% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Mission, TX 86,577 1,745 2,015.5 1,676.0 339.6
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Palmview, TX 15,919 297 1,865.7 1,426.0 439.7
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2
Palmhurst, TX 2,600 183 7,038.5 6,807.7 230.8

Alton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
7
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