Rusk, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rusk, TX Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Rusk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,076.7 total crimes per 100K people in Rusk.
  • The overall crime rate in Rusk is -49.20% below the national average.
  • Rusk ranks #307 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Rusk ranks #4,688 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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Rusk Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rusk is 1,076.7 per 100,000 people. That's -49.20% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -55.69% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rusk
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 1,076.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 111.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 6 111.4 389.4 359.0
Burglary 21 389.8 284.3 229.0
Larceny 31 575.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 52 965.3 2,040.5 1,760.0

Rusk 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 Rusk

6
Violent Crimes
111.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Rusk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rusk is 111.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 897.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rusk each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.98% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.40% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rusk

52
Property Crimes
965.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Rusk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rusk is 965.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rusk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.15% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.69% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rusk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tyler, TX 111,714 2,575 2,305.0 1,913.8 391.2
Lufkin, TX 34,218 932 2,723.7 2,194.8 529.0
Nacogdoches, TX 32,177 544 1,690.6 1,454.5 236.2
Palestine, TX 19,648 366 1,862.8 1,445.4 417.3
Jacksonville, TX 14,552 334 2,295.2 1,889.8 405.4
Athens, TX 13,718 251 1,829.7 1,406.9 422.8
Kilgore, TX 13,572 344 2,534.6 2,195.7 338.9
Henderson, TX 13,531 428 3,163.1 2,667.9 495.2

Rusk SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8
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