Borger, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Borger, TX Summary

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

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Borger the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,159.1 total crimes per 100K people in Borger.
  • The overall crime rate in Borger is -7.10% below the national average.
  • Borger ranks #473 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Borger ranks #6,867 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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Borger Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Borger is 2,159.1 per 100,000 people. That's -7.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.78% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Borger
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 2,159.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 8.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 315.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 54 436.7 446.5 369.8
Burglary 97 784.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 93 752.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 186.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 213 1,722.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Borger 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 Borger

54
Violent Crimes
436.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Borger in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Borger is 436.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Borger each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.09% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.19% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Borger

213
Property Crimes
1,722.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 213 property crimes in Borger in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Borger is 1,722.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Borger each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.28% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Borger

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Amarillo, TX 201,572 8,534 4,233.7 3,471.2 762.5
Pampa, TX 16,343 458 2,802.4 2,374.1 428.3
Dumas, TX 14,140 299 2,114.6 1,888.3 226.3
Panhandle, TX 2,310 1 43.3 43.3 0.0
Stinnett, TX 1,742 5 287.0 172.2 114.8
Sunray, TX 1,701 14 823.0 764.3 58.8

Borger SnackAbility

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