Laguna Vista, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laguna Vista, TX Summary

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

  • There were 16 total crimes committed in Laguna Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 435.6 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Vista is -81.26% below the national average.
  • Laguna Vista ranks #59 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Laguna Vista ranks #1,553 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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Laguna Vista Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Vista is 435.6 per 100,000 people. That's -81.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.82% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Vista
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 16 435.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 1 27.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 5 136.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 10 272.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 15 408.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Laguna Vista 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 Laguna Vista

1
Violent Crimes
27.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Laguna Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Vista is 27.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,673.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.90% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Vista

15
Property Crimes
408.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Laguna Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Vista is 408.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.81% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brownsville, TX 188,906 4,284 2,267.8 1,835.3 432.5
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Benito, TX 24,712 554 2,241.8 1,723.9 518.0
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6
Los Fresnos, TX 8,164 149 1,825.1 1,396.4 428.7
Port Isabel, TX 5,165 138 2,671.8 2,129.7 542.1
South Padre Island, TX 2,048 320 15,625.0 14,062.5 1,562.5

Laguna Vista SnackAbility

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