Hereford, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 316 total crimes committed in Hereford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,160.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hereford.
  • The overall crime rate in Hereford is -7.04% below the national average.
  • Hereford ranks #474 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Hereford ranks #6,870 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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Hereford Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hereford is 2,160.5 per 100,000 people. That's -7.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.73% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hereford
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 316 2,160.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.8 6.6 6.3
Robbery 6 41.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 218.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 44 300.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 55 376.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 170 1,162.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 321.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 272 1,859.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Hereford 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 Hereford

44
Violent Crimes
300.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Hereford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hereford is 300.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 332.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hereford each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.62% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hereford

272
Property Crimes
1,859.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 272 property crimes in Hereford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hereford is 1,859.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.8 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 -4.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.16% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 201,572 8,534 4,233.7 3,471.2 762.5
Canyon, TX 15,680 151 963.0 797.2 165.8
Dimmitt, TX 4,183 26 621.6 454.2 167.3
Friona, TX 4,121 20 485.3 436.8 48.5
Bovina, TX 1,706 8 468.9 293.1 175.8

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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