Center, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Center, TX Summary

Crime in Center research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Center over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Center:

  • There were 152 total crimes committed in Center in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,949.7 total crimes per 100K people in Center.
  • The overall crime rate in Center is 39.19% above the national average.
  • Center ranks #637 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Center ranks #8,536 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Center Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Center is 2,949.7 per 100,000 people. That's 39.19% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.39% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Center
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 152 2,949.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 38.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 19.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 446.3 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 26 504.6 389.4 359.0
Burglary 31 601.6 284.3 229.0
Larceny 88 1,707.7 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 135.8 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 126 2,445.2 2,040.5 1,760.0

Center Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Center

26
Violent Crimes
504.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Center is 504.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.58% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Center

126
Property Crimes
2,445.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 126 property crimes in Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Center is 2,445.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.93% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.83% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Center

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lufkin, TX 34,218 932 2,723.7 2,194.8 529.0
Nacogdoches, TX 32,177 544 1,690.6 1,454.5 236.2
Henderson, TX 13,531 428 3,163.1 2,667.9 495.2
Mansfield, LA 4,511 46 1,019.7 399.0 620.7

Center SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
10
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