Corpus Christi, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Corpus Christi, TX Summary

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

  • There were 12,249 total crimes committed in Corpus Christi in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,874.9 total crimes per 100K people in Corpus Christi.
  • The overall crime rate in Corpus Christi is 82.85% above the national average.
  • Corpus Christi ranks #678 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Corpus Christi ranks #9,212 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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Corpus Christi Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Corpus Christi is 3,874.9 per 100,000 people. That's 82.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 59.47% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Corpus Christi
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,249 3,874.9 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 27 8.5 5.2 5.0
Robbery 366 115.8 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2,102 665.0 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 2,730 863.6 389.4 359.0
Burglary 1,651 522.3 284.3 229.0
Larceny 6,634 2,098.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,234 390.4 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 9,519 3,011.3 2,040.5 1,760.0

Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi

2,730
Violent Crimes
863.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
140.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,730 violent crimes in Corpus Christi in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Corpus Christi is 863.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Corpus Christi each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 140.57% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 121.79% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Corpus Christi

9,519
Property Crimes
3,011.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,519 property crimes in Corpus Christi in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Corpus Christi is 3,011.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Corpus Christi each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.10% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.58% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Corpus Christi

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kingsville, TX 24,334 492 2,021.9 1,767.1 254.8
Portland, TX 20,506 205 999.7 843.7 156.1
Robstown, TX 10,401 317 3,047.8 2,653.6 394.2
Ingleside, TX 10,330 225 2,178.1 1,607.0 571.2
Aransas Pass, TX 9,015 191 2,118.7 1,830.3 288.4

Corpus Christi SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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