Corpus Christi, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 12,427 total crimes committed in Corpus Christi the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,911.6 total crimes per 100K people in Corpus Christi.
  • The overall crime rate in Corpus Christi is 68.30% above the national average.
  • Corpus Christi ranks #634 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Corpus Christi ranks #8,902 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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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 3,911.6 per 100,000 people. That's 68.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 45.33% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Corpus Christi
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,427 3,911.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 41 12.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 355 111.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,876 590.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2,512 790.7 446.5 369.8
Burglary 1,593 501.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 7,478 2,353.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 844 265.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 9,915 3,120.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi

2,512
Violent Crimes
790.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
113.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,512 violent crimes in Corpus Christi in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Corpus Christi is 790.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Corpus Christi each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 113.82% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 77.10% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Corpus Christi

9,915
Property Crimes
3,120.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,915 property crimes in Corpus Christi in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Corpus Christi is 3,120.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.0 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 59.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.01% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 24,802 799 3,221.5 2,927.2 294.3
Portland, TX 20,742 301 1,451.2 1,316.2 135.0
Ingleside, TX 10,207 219 2,145.6 1,792.9 352.7
Robstown, TX 10,155 355 3,495.8 2,954.2 541.6
Aransas Pass, TX 8,056 289 3,587.4 3,028.8 558.6
Port Aransas, TX 3,286 204 6,208.2 5,569.1 639.1
Gregory, TX 1,886 13 689.3 636.3 53.0

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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