Odessa, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Odessa, TX Summary

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

  • There were 2,505 total crimes committed in Odessa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,158.8 total crimes per 100K people in Odessa.
  • The overall crime rate in Odessa is 1.87% above the national average.
  • Odessa ranks #551 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Odessa ranks #7,518 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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Odessa Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Odessa is 2,158.8 per 100,000 people. That's 1.87% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -11.16% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Odessa
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,505 2,158.8 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 4 3.4 5.2 5.0
Robbery 45 38.8 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 256 220.6 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 367 316.3 389.4 359.0
Burglary 255 219.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 1,588 1,368.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 295 254.2 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,138 1,842.5 2,040.5 1,760.0

Odessa 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 Odessa

367
Violent Crimes
316.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 367 violent crimes in Odessa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Odessa is 316.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 316.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Odessa each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.90% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.78% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Odessa

2,138
Property Crimes
1,842.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,138 property crimes in Odessa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Odessa is 1,842.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Odessa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.69% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.70% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Odessa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Midland, TX 140,303 2,774 1,977.1 1,612.2 364.9
Andrews, TX 13,499 211 1,563.1 1,185.3 377.8
Kermit, TX 5,860 37 631.4 477.8 153.6

Odessa SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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