Hidalgo, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hidalgo, TX Summary

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

  • There were 237 total crimes committed in Hidalgo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,589.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hidalgo.
  • The overall crime rate in Hidalgo is -24.99% below the national average.
  • Hidalgo ranks #437 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Hidalgo ranks #6,295 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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Hidalgo Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hidalgo is 1,589.5 per 100,000 people. That's -24.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.58% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hidalgo
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 237 1,589.5 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 13.4 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 13.4 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 73.8 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 20 134.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 20 134.1 284.3 229.0
Larceny 179 1,200.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 120.7 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 217 1,455.4 2,040.5 1,760.0

Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo

20
Violent Crimes
134.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Hidalgo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hidalgo is 134.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 745.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hidalgo each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.64% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.55% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hidalgo

217
Property Crimes
1,455.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 217 property crimes in Hidalgo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hidalgo is 1,455.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hidalgo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.67% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hidalgo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 148,017 2,939 1,985.6 1,835.6 150.0
Edinburg, TX 107,552 2,180 2,026.9 1,757.3 269.6
Mission, TX 87,777 1,174 1,337.5 1,148.4 189.1
Pharr, TX 80,604 1,095 1,358.5 1,136.4 222.1
Weslaco, TX 43,898 1,719 3,915.9 3,448.9 467.0
San Juan, TX 36,819 579 1,572.6 1,417.7 154.8
Alton, TX 22,140 426 1,924.1 1,088.5 835.6
Alamo, TX 20,734 910 4,388.9 3,491.8 897.1
Donna, TX 16,781 1,017 6,060.4 4,302.5 1,757.9

Hidalgo SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
2
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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