Copperas Cove, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Copperas Cove, TX Summary

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

  • There were 774 total crimes committed in Copperas Cove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,045.4 total crimes per 100K people in Copperas Cove.
  • The overall crime rate in Copperas Cove is -12.00% below the national average.
  • Copperas Cove ranks #447 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Copperas Cove ranks #6,630 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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Copperas Cove Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Copperas Cove is 2,045.4 per 100,000 people. That's -12.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.01% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Copperas Cove
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 774 2,045.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.3 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 21.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 75 198.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 120 317.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 89 235.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 506 1,337.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 155.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 654 1,728.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove

120
Violent Crimes
317.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 120 violent crimes in Copperas Cove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Copperas Cove is 317.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 315.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Copperas Cove each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.97% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Copperas Cove

654
Property Crimes
1,728.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 654 property crimes in Copperas Cove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Copperas Cove is 1,728.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Copperas Cove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.02% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Copperas Cove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Killeen, TX 159,546 3,651 2,288.4 1,746.8 541.5
Round Rock, TX 127,349 3,149 2,472.7 2,303.9 168.8
Georgetown, TX 83,371 1,181 1,416.6 1,257.0 159.5
Cedar Park, TX 79,353 1,134 1,429.1 1,321.9 107.1
Leander, TX 77,457 655 845.6 768.2 77.5
Pflugerville, TX 67,817 1,195 1,762.1 1,591.0 171.0
Harker Heights, TX 34,001 530 1,558.8 1,335.3 223.5
Hutto, TX 33,891 255 752.4 637.3 115.1
Belton, TX 24,188 545 2,253.2 2,091.9 161.2
Gatesville, TX 17,154 153 891.9 757.8 134.1

Copperas Cove SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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