Lufkin, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lufkin, TX Summary

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

  • There were 932 total crimes committed in Lufkin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,723.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lufkin.
  • The overall crime rate in Lufkin is 28.52% above the national average.
  • Lufkin ranks #621 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Lufkin ranks #8,315 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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Lufkin Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lufkin is 2,723.7 per 100,000 people. That's 28.52% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 12.09% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lufkin
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 932 2,723.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 5.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 26 76.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 122 356.5 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 181 529.0 389.4 359.0
Burglary 109 318.5 284.3 229.0
Larceny 564 1,648.3 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 78 228.0 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 751 2,194.8 2,040.5 1,760.0

Lufkin 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 Lufkin

181
Violent Crimes
529.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Lufkin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lufkin is 529.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 189.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lufkin each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.34% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.84% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lufkin

751
Property Crimes
2,194.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 751 property crimes in Lufkin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lufkin is 2,194.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lufkin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.70% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.56% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lufkin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nacogdoches, TX 32,177 544 1,690.6 1,454.5 236.2

Lufkin SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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