Elgin, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elgin, TX Summary

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

  • There were 218 total crimes committed in Elgin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,642.1 total crimes per 100K people in Elgin.
  • The overall crime rate in Elgin is -22.52% below the national average.
  • Elgin ranks #452 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Elgin ranks #6,420 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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Elgin Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elgin is 1,642.1 per 100,000 people. That's -22.52% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.42% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elgin
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 218 1,642.1 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.5 5.2 5.0
Robbery 6 45.2 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 75.3 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 23 173.2 389.4 359.0
Burglary 37 278.7 284.3 229.0
Larceny 131 986.7 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 27 203.4 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 195 1,468.8 2,040.5 1,760.0

Elgin 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 Elgin

23
Violent Crimes
173.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Elgin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elgin is 173.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 577.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elgin each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.74% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.51% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elgin

195
Property Crimes
1,468.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Elgin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elgin is 1,468.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elgin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.02% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elgin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Austin, TX 984,613 36,517 3,708.8 3,241.9 466.9
Round Rock, TX 133,868 2,773 2,071.4 1,940.7 130.7
Georgetown, TX 89,481 1,218 1,361.2 1,170.1 191.1
Leander, TX 87,740 928 1,057.7 988.1 69.5
Cedar Park, TX 77,351 1,001 1,294.1 1,198.4 95.7
Kyle, TX 69,069 706 1,022.2 823.8 198.4
Pflugerville, TX 65,243 1,180 1,808.6 1,614.0 194.7
Hutto, TX 43,212 472 1,092.3 1,034.4 57.9
Manor, TX 22,879 393 1,717.7 1,586.6 131.1
Taylor, TX 17,648 406 2,300.5 2,062.6 238.0

Elgin SnackAbility

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