Friendswood, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Friendswood, TX Summary

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

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Friendswood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 653.6 total crimes per 100K people in Friendswood.
  • The overall crime rate in Friendswood is -71.88% below the national average.
  • Friendswood ranks #113 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Friendswood ranks #2,454 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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Friendswood Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Friendswood is 653.6 per 100,000 people. That's -71.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.72% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Friendswood
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 653.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 6 14.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 29.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 34 83.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 33 80.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 174 425.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 63.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 233 570.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Friendswood 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 Friendswood

34
Violent Crimes
83.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Friendswood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Friendswood is 83.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,201.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Friendswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.36% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Friendswood

233
Property Crimes
570.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 233 property crimes in Friendswood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Friendswood is 570.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Friendswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.59% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Friendswood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pearland, TX 125,894 2,269 1,802.3 1,709.4 92.9
La Porte, TX 36,646 609 1,661.8 1,432.6 229.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
Alvin, TX 27,974 554 1,980.4 1,719.5 261.0
Dickinson, TX 21,936 413 1,882.7 1,618.3 264.4
Manvel, TX 14,821 145 978.3 877.1 101.2
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
Seabrook, TX 13,544 218 1,609.6 1,380.7 228.9
Webster, TX 11,952 1,060 8,868.8 8,391.9 476.9
Galena Park, TX 10,240 168 1,640.6 1,328.1 312.5

Friendswood SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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