Mercedes, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mercedes, TX Summary

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

  • There were 605 total crimes committed in Mercedes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,696.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mercedes.
  • The overall crime rate in Mercedes is 59.06% above the national average.
  • Mercedes ranks #625 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Mercedes ranks #8,748 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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Mercedes Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mercedes is 3,696.9 per 100,000 people. That's 59.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.36% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mercedes
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 605 3,696.9 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 7 42.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 112 684.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 131 800.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 47 287.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 387 2,364.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 244.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 474 2,896.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Mercedes 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 Mercedes

131
Violent Crimes
800.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
116.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 131 violent crimes in Mercedes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mercedes is 800.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mercedes each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 116.47% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 79.30% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mercedes

474
Property Crimes
2,896.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 474 property crimes in Mercedes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mercedes is 2,896.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mercedes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 48.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.01% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mercedes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
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
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9

Mercedes SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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