Hereford, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hereford, TX Summary

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

  • There were 165 total crimes committed in Hereford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,122.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hereford.
  • The overall crime rate in Hereford is -47.02% below the national average.
  • Hereford ranks #320 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Hereford ranks #4,859 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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Hereford Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hereford is 1,122.8 per 100,000 people. That's -47.02% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.79% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hereford
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 165 1,122.8 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 6.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 3 20.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 22 149.7 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 35 238.2 389.4 359.0
Burglary 27 183.7 284.3 229.0
Larceny 94 639.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 61.2 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 130 884.6 2,040.5 1,760.0

Hereford 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 Hereford

35
Violent Crimes
238.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Hereford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hereford is 238.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 419.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hereford each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.66% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.84% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hereford

130
Property Crimes
884.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 130 property crimes in Hereford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hereford is 884.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hereford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.65% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hereford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Amarillo, TX 203,039 6,794 3,346.2 2,655.6 690.5
Canyon, TX 16,609 121 728.5 674.3 54.2

Hereford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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