Laredo, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Laredo, TX Summary

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

  • There were 4,729 total crimes committed in Laredo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,830.7 total crimes per 100K people in Laredo.
  • The overall crime rate in Laredo is -13.61% below the national average.
  • Laredo ranks #497 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Laredo ranks #6,861 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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Laredo Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laredo is 1,830.7 per 100,000 people. That's -13.61% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -24.66% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laredo
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,729 1,830.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 6 2.3 5.2 5.0
Robbery 126 48.8 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 690 267.1 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 945 365.8 389.4 359.0
Burglary 515 199.4 284.3 229.0
Larceny 2,843 1,100.6 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 426 164.9 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 3,784 1,464.9 2,040.5 1,760.0

Laredo 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 Laredo

945
Violent Crimes
365.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 945 violent crimes in Laredo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laredo is 365.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 273.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laredo each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.90% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.05% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laredo

3,784
Property Crimes
1,464.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3,784 property crimes in Laredo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laredo is 1,464.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laredo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.77% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.21% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Laredo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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