Childress, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Childress, TX Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Childress the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 828.4 total crimes per 100K people in Childress.
  • The overall crime rate in Childress is -64.36% below the national average.
  • Childress ranks #162 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Childress ranks #3,144 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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Childress Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Childress is 828.4 per 100,000 people. That's -64.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.22% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Childress
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 828.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 135.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 11 186.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 22 371.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 11 186.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 84.5 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 38 642.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Childress 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 Childress

11
Violent Crimes
186.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Childress in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Childress is 186.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 537.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Childress each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.35% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Childress

38
Property Crimes
642.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 property crimes in Childress in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Childress is 642.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Childress each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.38% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Childress

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Memphis, TX 2,086 7 335.6 287.6 47.9
Hollis, OK 1,714 22 1,283.5 875.1 408.4

Childress SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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