Longview, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Longview, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,710 total crimes committed in Longview the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,312.5 total crimes per 100K people in Longview.
  • The overall crime rate in Longview is 42.52% above the national average.
  • Longview ranks #599 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Longview ranks #8,449 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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Longview Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Longview is 3,312.5 per 100,000 people. That's 42.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.07% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Longview
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,710 3,312.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 13 15.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 71 86.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 222 271.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 360 440.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 477 583.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,659 2,027.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 214 261.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,350 2,872.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Longview 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 Longview

360
Violent Crimes
440.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 360 violent crimes in Longview in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Longview is 440.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Longview each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.44% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Longview

2,350
Property Crimes
2,872.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,350 property crimes in Longview in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Longview is 2,872.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Longview each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.95% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Longview

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tyler, TX 108,422 3,098 2,857.4 2,327.0 530.3
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Mount Pleasant, TX 16,044 353 2,200.2 1,707.8 492.4
Jacksonville, TX 14,196 438 3,085.4 2,535.9 549.5
Kilgore, TX 13,419 339 2,526.3 2,123.9 402.4
Henderson, TX 12,989 445 3,426.0 2,756.2 669.8
Liberty, TX 8,790 228 2,593.9 2,229.8 364.1
Gladewater, TX 6,174 72 1,166.2 1,052.8 113.4
White Oak, TX 6,147 74 1,203.8 943.5 260.3
Hallsville, TX 4,707 26 552.4 446.1 106.2

Longview SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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