Big Spring, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Big Spring, TX Summary

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

  • There were 715 total crimes committed in Big Spring the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,831.2 total crimes per 100K people in Big Spring.
  • The overall crime rate in Big Spring is 21.82% above the national average.
  • Big Spring ranks #560 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Big Spring ranks #7,923 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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Big Spring Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Big Spring is 2,831.2 per 100,000 people. That's 21.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.19% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Big Spring
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 715 2,831.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 19.8 6.6 6.3
Robbery 15 59.4 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 137 542.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 172 681.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 118 467.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 378 1,496.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 186.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 543 2,150.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Big Spring 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 Big Spring

172
Violent Crimes
681.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
84.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 172 violent crimes in Big Spring in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Big Spring is 681.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Big Spring each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 84.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 52.55% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Big Spring

543
Property Crimes
2,150.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 543 property crimes in Big Spring in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Big Spring is 2,150.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Big Spring each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.23% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Big Spring

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Midland, TX 129,945 3,121 2,401.8 1,910.0 491.7
Snyder, TX 11,179 311 2,782.0 1,341.8 1,440.2
Stanton, TX 2,630 36 1,368.8 1,254.8 114.1

Big Spring SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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