Selma, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Selma:

  • There were 349 total crimes committed in Selma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,951.6 total crimes per 100K people in Selma.
  • The overall crime rate in Selma is 27.00% above the national average.
  • Selma ranks #573 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Selma ranks #8,073 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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Selma Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selma is 2,951.6 per 100,000 people. That's 27.00% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 9.66% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selma
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 349 2,951.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 4 33.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 143.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 26 219.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 22 186.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 268 2,266.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 279.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 323 2,731.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Selma 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 Selma

26
Violent Crimes
219.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selma is 219.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 454.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.75% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selma

323
Property Crimes
2,731.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 323 property crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selma is 2,731.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.6 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 39.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.68% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 1,465,608 87,223 5,951.3 5,068.7 882.6
New Braunfels, TX 107,017 1,714 1,601.6 1,413.8 187.8
Schertz, TX 43,162 564 1,306.7 1,163.1 143.6
Cibolo, TX 34,159 545 1,595.5 1,463.7 131.7
Converse, TX 29,503 603 2,043.9 1,667.6 376.2
Live Oak, TX 15,884 640 4,029.2 3,802.6 226.6
Leon Valley, TX 11,402 796 6,981.2 6,419.9 561.3
Kirby, TX 8,069 238 2,949.6 1,685.5 1,264.1
Windcrest, TX 5,793 405 6,991.2 6,697.7 293.5
Garden Ridge, TX 4,442 72 1,620.9 1,530.8 90.0

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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