Hempstead, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hempstead, TX Summary

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

  • There were 155 total crimes committed in Hempstead the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,426.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hempstead.
  • The overall crime rate in Hempstead is 4.40% above the national average.
  • Hempstead ranks #514 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Hempstead ranks #7,364 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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Hempstead Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hempstead is 2,426.4 per 100,000 people. That's 4.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.85% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hempstead
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 155 2,426.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 15.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 4 62.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 391.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 35 547.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 13 203.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 85 1,330.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 344.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 120 1,878.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Hempstead 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 Hempstead

35
Violent Crimes
547.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Hempstead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hempstead is 547.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 182.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hempstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 22.72% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hempstead

120
Property Crimes
1,878.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Hempstead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hempstead is 1,878.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hempstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.33% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hempstead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sugar Land, TX 107,989 1,842 1,705.7 1,615.9 89.8
Brenham, TX 18,785 346 1,841.9 1,474.6 367.3
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
Navasota, TX 8,459 261 3,085.5 2,376.2 709.3
Prairie View, TX 7,126 79 1,108.6 785.9 322.8
Bellville, TX 4,066 63 1,549.4 934.6 614.9
Magnolia, TX 2,906 43 1,479.7 1,376.5 103.2
Waller, TX 2,846 40 1,405.5 1,194.7 210.8

Hempstead SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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