Selma, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Selma, TX Summary

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

  • There were 291 total crimes committed in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,454.7 total crimes per 100K people in Selma.
  • The overall crime rate in Selma is 15.83% above the national average.
  • Selma ranks #592 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Selma ranks #7,988 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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Selma Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selma is 2,454.7 per 100,000 people. That's 15.83% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 1.02% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selma
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 291 2,454.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 24 202.4 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 28 236.2 389.4 359.0
Burglary 19 160.3 284.3 229.0
Larceny 214 1,805.1 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 253.1 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 263 2,218.5 2,040.5 1,760.0

Selma 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 Selma

28
Violent Crimes
236.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selma is 236.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 423.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.35% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selma

263
Property Crimes
2,218.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 263 property crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selma is 2,218.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.05% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.72% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Antonio, TX 1,514,458 79,021 5,217.8 4,623.6 594.1
New Braunfels, TX 118,268 1,703 1,439.9 1,283.5 156.4
Schertz, TX 43,611 454 1,041.0 887.4 153.6
Cibolo, TX 37,640 374 993.6 844.8 148.8
Converse, TX 31,189 584 1,872.5 1,503.7 368.7
Live Oak, TX 16,044 628 3,914.2 3,770.9 143.4
Leon Valley, TX 11,269 628 5,572.8 5,111.4 461.4
Kirby, TX 8,003 185 2,311.6 1,486.9 824.7
Windcrest, TX 5,723 659 11,514.9 11,182.9 332.0
Garden Ridge, TX 4,411 45 1,020.2 884.2 136.0

Selma SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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