Palestine, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palestine, TX Summary

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

  • There were 626 total crimes committed in Palestine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,275.3 total crimes per 100K people in Palestine.
  • The overall crime rate in Palestine is 40.92% above the national average.
  • Palestine ranks #595 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Palestine ranks #8,419 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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Palestine Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palestine is 3,275.3 per 100,000 people. That's 40.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.69% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palestine
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 626 3,275.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 7 36.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 94 491.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 133 695.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 122 638.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 340 1,778.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 162.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 493 2,579.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Palestine 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 Palestine

133
Violent Crimes
695.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 133 violent crimes in Palestine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palestine is 695.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palestine each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 55.86% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palestine

493
Property Crimes
2,579.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 493 property crimes in Palestine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palestine is 2,579.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palestine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.98% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.89% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palestine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tyler, TX 108,422 3,098 2,857.4 2,327.0 530.3
Jacksonville, TX 14,196 438 3,085.4 2,535.9 549.5
Athens, TX 12,986 269 2,071.5 1,732.6 338.8
Grapeland, TX 1,504 6 398.9 266.0 133.0
Frankston, TX 1,117 25 2,238.1 1,701.0 537.2

Palestine SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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