Leander, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leander, TX Summary

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

  • There were 655 total crimes committed in Leander the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 845.6 total crimes per 100K people in Leander.
  • The overall crime rate in Leander is -63.62% below the national average.
  • Leander ranks #167 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Leander ranks #3,210 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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Leander Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leander is 845.6 per 100,000 people. That's -63.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.58% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leander
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 655 845.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 6.6 6.3
Robbery 8 10.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 34.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 60 77.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 56 72.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 499 644.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 51.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 595 768.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Leander 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 Leander

60
Violent Crimes
77.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 violent crimes in Leander in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leander is 77.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,291.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leander each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.65% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leander

595
Property Crimes
768.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 595 property crimes in Leander in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leander is 768.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leander each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.78% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leander

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Austin, TX 965,234 39,865 4,130.1 3,589.8 540.3
Round Rock, TX 127,349 3,149 2,472.7 2,303.9 168.8
Georgetown, TX 83,371 1,181 1,416.6 1,257.0 159.5
Cedar Park, TX 79,353 1,134 1,429.1 1,321.9 107.1
Pflugerville, TX 67,817 1,195 1,762.1 1,591.0 171.0
Hutto, TX 33,891 255 752.4 637.3 115.1
Lakeway, TX 19,267 219 1,136.7 1,079.6 57.1
Lago Vista, TX 9,637 60 622.6 529.2 93.4
Liberty Hill, TX 6,909 55 796.1 738.2 57.9
Jonestown, TX 2,506 39 1,556.3 1,237.0 319.2

Leander SnackAbility

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