Edinburg, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Edinburg, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,180 total crimes committed in Edinburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,026.9 total crimes per 100K people in Edinburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Edinburg is -4.36% below the national average.
  • Edinburg ranks #536 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Edinburg ranks #7,276 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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Edinburg Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Edinburg is 2,026.9 per 100,000 people. That's -4.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.58% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Edinburg
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,180 2,026.9 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 1.9 5.2 5.0
Robbery 23 21.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 173 160.9 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 290 269.6 389.4 359.0
Burglary 137 127.4 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,579 1,468.1 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 174 161.8 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 1,890 1,757.3 2,040.5 1,760.0

Edinburg 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 Edinburg

290
Violent Crimes
269.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 290 violent crimes in Edinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Edinburg is 269.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Edinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.75% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Edinburg

1,890
Property Crimes
1,757.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,890 property crimes in Edinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Edinburg is 1,757.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Edinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.15% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.88% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Edinburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 148,017 2,939 1,985.6 1,835.6 150.0
Mission, TX 87,777 1,174 1,337.5 1,148.4 189.1
Pharr, TX 80,604 1,095 1,358.5 1,136.4 222.1
Weslaco, TX 43,898 1,719 3,915.9 3,448.9 467.0
Alton, TX 22,140 426 1,924.1 1,088.5 835.6
Alamo, TX 20,734 910 4,388.9 3,491.8 897.1
Mercedes, TX 16,893 610 3,611.0 3,208.4 402.5
Donna, TX 16,781 1,017 6,060.4 4,302.5 1,757.9
Hidalgo, TX 14,910 237 1,589.5 1,455.4 134.1

Edinburg SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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