Baytown, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baytown, TX Summary

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

  • There were 3,540 total crimes committed in Baytown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,344.8 total crimes per 100K people in Baytown.
  • The overall crime rate in Baytown is 86.94% above the national average.
  • Baytown ranks #648 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Baytown ranks #9,148 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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Baytown Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baytown is 4,344.8 per 100,000 people. That's 86.94% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.43% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baytown
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,540 4,344.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 68 83.5 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 230 282.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 358 439.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 438 537.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,225 2,730.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 519 637.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 3,182 3,905.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Baytown 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 Baytown

358
Violent Crimes
439.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 358 violent crimes in Baytown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baytown is 439.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baytown each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.82% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.58% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baytown

3,182
Property Crimes
3,905.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
99.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,182 property crimes in Baytown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baytown is 3,905.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baytown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 99.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.96% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Baytown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Porte, TX 36,646 609 1,661.8 1,432.6 229.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
South Houston, TX 15,613 597 3,823.7 3,202.5 621.3
Seabrook, TX 13,544 218 1,609.6 1,380.7 228.9
Webster, TX 11,952 1,060 8,868.8 8,391.9 476.9
Galena Park, TX 10,240 168 1,640.6 1,328.1 312.5
Mont Belvieu, TX 8,902 170 1,909.7 1,662.5 247.1

Baytown SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
7
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