Fairfield, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfield, TX Summary

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

  • There were 242 total crimes committed in Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,234.1 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfield is 254.28% above the national average.
  • Fairfield ranks #675 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Fairfield ranks #9,772 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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Fairfield Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfield is 8,234.1 per 100,000 people. That's 254.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 205.93% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfield
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 242 8,234.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 34.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 510.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 17 578.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 192 6,532.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 27 918.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 204.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 225 7,655.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Fairfield 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 Fairfield

17
Violent Crimes
578.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfield is 578.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.56% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfield

225
Property Crimes
7,655.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
291.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 225 property crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfield is 7,655.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 291.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 241.00% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Corsicana, TX 25,585 693 2,708.6 2,095.0 613.6
Palestine, TX 19,113 626 3,275.3 2,579.4 695.9
Athens, TX 12,986 269 2,071.5 1,732.6 338.8
Mexia, TX 6,865 152 2,214.1 1,879.1 335.0
Teague, TX 3,497 48 1,372.6 1,201.0 171.6
Buffalo, TX 1,812 35 1,931.6 1,655.6 275.9
Wortham, TX 1,015 24 2,364.5 1,674.9 689.7

Fairfield SnackAbility

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