Elsa, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 283 total crimes committed in Elsa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,979.8 total crimes per 100K people in Elsa.
  • The overall crime rate in Elsa is 114.26% above the national average.
  • Elsa ranks #658 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Elsa ranks #9,395 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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Elsa Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elsa is 4,979.8 per 100,000 people. That's 114.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.02% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elsa
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 283 4,979.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 17.6 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 35.2 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 422.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 29 510.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 45 791.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 200 3,519.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 158.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 254 4,469.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Elsa 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 Elsa

29
Violent Crimes
510.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
37.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Elsa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elsa is 510.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elsa each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 37.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 14.30% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elsa

254
Property Crimes
4,469.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
128.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Elsa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elsa is 4,469.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.4 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 128.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 99.08% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6

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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