Mexia, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mexia, TX Summary

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

  • There were 152 total crimes committed in Mexia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,214.1 total crimes per 100K people in Mexia.
  • The overall crime rate in Mexia is -4.74% below the national average.
  • Mexia ranks #482 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Mexia ranks #6,980 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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Mexia Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mexia is 2,214.1 per 100,000 people. That's -4.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.74% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mexia
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 152 2,214.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 6 87.4 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 218.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 23 335.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 19 276.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 98 1,427.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 174.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 129 1,879.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

Mexia 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 Mexia

23
Violent Crimes
335.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Mexia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mexia is 335.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mexia each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.96% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mexia

129
Property Crimes
1,879.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Mexia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mexia is 1,879.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mexia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.30% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mexia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waco, TX 140,911 5,456 3,871.9 3,229.0 643.0
Corsicana, TX 25,585 693 2,708.6 2,095.0 613.6
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3
Palestine, TX 19,113 626 3,275.3 2,579.4 695.9
Hewitt, TX 16,291 173 1,061.9 896.2 165.7
Robinson, TX 12,954 174 1,343.2 1,096.2 247.0
Groesbeck, TX 3,638 97 2,666.3 2,171.5 494.8
Teague, TX 3,497 48 1,372.6 1,201.0 171.6
Fairfield, TX 2,939 242 8,234.1 7,655.7 578.4
Wortham, TX 1,015 24 2,364.5 1,674.9 689.7

Mexia SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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