Elsa, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elsa, TX Summary

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

  • There were 189 total crimes committed in Elsa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,314.6 total crimes per 100K people in Elsa.
  • The overall crime rate in Elsa is 56.41% above the national average.
  • Elsa ranks #653 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Elsa ranks #8,850 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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Elsa Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elsa is 3,314.6 per 100,000 people. That's 56.41% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 36.41% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elsa
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 189 3,314.6 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 263.1 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 17 298.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 28 491.1 284.3 229.0
Larceny 142 2,490.4 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 35.1 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 172 3,016.5 2,040.5 1,760.0

Elsa 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 Elsa

17
Violent Crimes
298.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Elsa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elsa is 298.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 335.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.43% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elsa

172
Property Crimes
3,016.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
71.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 172 property crimes in Elsa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elsa is 3,016.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 71.39% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.83% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elsa

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
Edinburg, TX 107,552 2,180 2,026.9 1,757.3 269.6
Pharr, TX 80,604 1,095 1,358.5 1,136.4 222.1
Harlingen, TX 71,388 2,125 2,976.7 2,718.9 257.7
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
Raymondville, TX 10,100 288 2,851.5 1,970.3 881.2

Elsa SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
2
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
7
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