Kermit, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kermit, TX Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Kermit in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 631.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kermit.
  • The overall crime rate in Kermit is -70.21% below the national average.
  • Kermit ranks #176 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Kermit ranks #2,821 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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Kermit Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kermit is 631.4 per 100,000 people. That's -70.21% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -74.02% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kermit
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 631.4 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 34.1 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 102.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 9 153.6 389.4 359.0
Burglary 12 204.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 12 204.8 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 68.3 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 28 477.8 2,040.5 1,760.0

Kermit 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 Kermit

9
Violent Crimes
153.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Kermit in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kermit is 153.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 651.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kermit each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.22% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.56% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kermit

28
Property Crimes
477.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Kermit in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kermit is 477.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kermit each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.85% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.58% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kermit

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Odessa, TX 116,039 2,505 2,158.8 1,842.5 316.3
Andrews, TX 13,499 211 1,563.1 1,185.3 377.8
Monahans, TX 7,140 125 1,750.7 1,386.6 364.1
Eunice, NM 2,904 91 3,133.6 2,651.5 482.1

Kermit SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
8
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