Balcones Heights, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Balcones Heights, TX Summary

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

  • There were 325 total crimes committed in Balcones Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 11,997.0 total crimes per 100K people in Balcones Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Balcones Heights is 416.18% above the national average.
  • Balcones Heights ranks #681 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Balcones Heights ranks #9,836 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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Balcones Heights Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Balcones Heights is 11,997.0 per 100,000 people. That's 416.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 345.74% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Balcones Heights
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 325 11,997.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 295.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 1,292.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 43 1,587.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 38 1,402.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 195 7,198.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 49 1,808.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 282 10,409.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Balcones Heights 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 Balcones Heights

43
Violent Crimes
1,587.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
329.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Balcones Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Balcones Heights is 1,587.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Balcones Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 329.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 255.53% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Balcones Heights

282
Property Crimes
10,409.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
432.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 282 property crimes in Balcones Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Balcones Heights is 10,409.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 9.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Balcones Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 432.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 363.68% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Balcones Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Antonio, TX 1,465,608 87,223 5,951.3 5,068.7 882.6
Schertz, TX 43,162 564 1,306.7 1,163.1 143.6
Converse, TX 29,503 603 2,043.9 1,667.6 376.2
Live Oak, TX 15,884 640 4,029.2 3,802.6 226.6
Leon Valley, TX 11,402 796 6,981.2 6,419.9 561.3
Alamo Heights, TX 7,412 251 3,386.4 3,238.0 148.4
Terrell Hills, TX 5,036 66 1,310.6 1,270.8 39.7
Castle Hills, TX 3,921 269 6,860.5 6,350.4 510.1
Shavano Park, TX 3,609 77 2,133.6 2,022.7 110.8
Hollywood Park, TX 3,091 72 2,329.3 2,232.3 97.1

Balcones Heights SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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