Vernon, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vernon, TX Summary

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Vernon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,297.1 total crimes per 100K people in Vernon.
  • The overall crime rate in Vernon is -44.19% below the national average.
  • Vernon ranks #277 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Vernon ranks #4,712 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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Vernon Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vernon is 1,297.1 per 100,000 people. That's -44.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.81% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vernon
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 1,297.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 20.1 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 10.1 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 261.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 39 392.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 25 251.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 54 543.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 110.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 90 905.0 2,245.0 1,954.4

Vernon 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 Vernon

39
Violent Crimes
392.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vernon is 392.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.05% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.16% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vernon

90
Property Crimes
905.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vernon is 905.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.69% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vernon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wichita Falls, TX 103,337 3,450 3,338.6 2,868.3 470.3
Altus, OK 18,757 326 1,738.0 1,471.5 266.6
Burkburnett, TX 11,057 73 660.2 470.3 189.9
Frederick, OK 3,560 90 2,528.1 2,275.3 252.8
Electra, TX 2,286 28 1,224.8 1,093.6 131.2

Vernon SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
10
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