Belton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 545 total crimes committed in Belton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,253.2 total crimes per 100K people in Belton.
  • The overall crime rate in Belton is -3.06% below the national average.
  • Belton ranks #490 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Belton ranks #7,059 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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Belton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belton is 2,253.2 per 100,000 people. That's -3.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.29% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 545 2,253.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 12.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 6 24.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 66.1 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 39 161.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 42 173.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 445 1,839.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 78.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 506 2,091.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Belton 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 Belton

39
Violent Crimes
161.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Belton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belton is 161.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 620.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.89% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belton

506
Property Crimes
2,091.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 506 property crimes in Belton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belton is 2,091.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.82% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Killeen, TX 159,546 3,651 2,288.4 1,746.8 541.5
Round Rock, TX 127,349 3,149 2,472.7 2,303.9 168.8
Temple, TX 88,484 1,861 2,103.2 1,750.6 352.6
Georgetown, TX 83,371 1,181 1,416.6 1,257.0 159.5
Cedar Park, TX 79,353 1,134 1,429.1 1,321.9 107.1
Leander, TX 77,457 655 845.6 768.2 77.5
Pflugerville, TX 67,817 1,195 1,762.1 1,591.0 171.0
Harker Heights, TX 34,001 530 1,558.8 1,335.3 223.5
Hutto, TX 33,891 255 752.4 637.3 115.1
Hewitt, TX 16,291 173 1,061.9 896.2 165.7

Belton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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