Center, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Center:

  • There were 135 total crimes committed in Center the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,641.4 total crimes per 100K people in Center.
  • The overall crime rate in Center is 13.65% above the national average.
  • Center ranks #542 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Center ranks #7,675 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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Center Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Center is 2,641.4 per 100,000 people. That's 13.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.86% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Center
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 135 2,641.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 19.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 371.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 23 450.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 26 508.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 81 1,584.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 97.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 112 2,191.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Center 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 Center

23
Violent Crimes
450.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Center in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Center is 450.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 222.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Center each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.69% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.80% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Center

112
Property Crimes
2,191.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Center in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Center is 2,191.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.6 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 12.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.39% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 34,063 1,419 4,165.8 3,693.2 472.7
Nacogdoches, TX 32,055 720 2,246.1 2,018.4 227.7
Henderson, TX 12,989 445 3,426.0 2,756.2 669.8
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2
San Augustine, TX 1,844 52 2,820.0 2,169.2 650.8

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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