Weslaco, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Weslaco, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1,394 total crimes committed in Weslaco the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,360.8 total crimes per 100K people in Weslaco.
  • The overall crime rate in Weslaco is 44.60% above the national average.
  • Weslaco ranks #603 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Weslaco ranks #8,496 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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Weslaco Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Weslaco is 3,360.8 per 100,000 people. That's 44.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.87% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Weslaco
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,394 3,360.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 26 62.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 95 229.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 147 354.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 126 303.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,088 2,623.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 79.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,247 3,006.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Weslaco 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 Weslaco

147
Violent Crimes
354.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 violent crimes in Weslaco in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Weslaco is 354.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 282.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Weslaco each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.62% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Weslaco

1,247
Property Crimes
3,006.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,247 property crimes in Weslaco in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Weslaco is 3,006.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Weslaco each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.91% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Weslaco

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McAllen, TX 145,510 3,125 2,147.6 1,951.8 195.9
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2

Weslaco SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
5
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