Midland, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Midland, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,774 total crimes committed in Midland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,977.1 total crimes per 100K people in Midland.
  • The overall crime rate in Midland is -6.70% below the national average.
  • Midland ranks #526 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Midland ranks #7,165 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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Midland Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Midland is 1,977.1 per 100,000 people. That's -6.70% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -18.63% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Midland
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,774 1,977.1 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 7 5.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 33 23.5 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 378 269.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 512 364.9 389.4 359.0
Burglary 321 228.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,645 1,172.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 296 211.0 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,262 1,612.2 2,040.5 1,760.0

Midland 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 Midland

512
Violent Crimes
364.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 512 violent crimes in Midland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Midland is 364.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 274.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Midland each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.65% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.28% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Midland

2,262
Property Crimes
1,612.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,262 property crimes in Midland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Midland is 1,612.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Midland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.40% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.99% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Midland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Odessa, TX 116,039 2,505 2,158.8 1,842.5 316.3
Big Spring, TX 21,249 754 3,548.4 2,786.0 762.4
Andrews, TX 13,499 211 1,563.1 1,185.3 377.8

Midland SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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