West Columbia, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Columbia, TX Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in West Columbia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,923.6 total crimes per 100K people in West Columbia.
  • The overall crime rate in West Columbia is -17.24% below the national average.
  • West Columbia ranks #426 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • West Columbia ranks #6,371 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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West Columbia Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Columbia is 1,923.6 per 100,000 people. That's -17.24% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.53% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Columbia
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 1,923.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 306.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 12 334.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 6 167.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 45 1,254.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 167.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 57 1,589.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

West Columbia 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 West Columbia

12
Violent Crimes
334.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in West Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Columbia is 334.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.07% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Columbia

57
Property Crimes
1,589.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in West Columbia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Columbia is 1,589.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Columbia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.22% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Columbia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sugar Land, TX 107,989 1,842 1,705.7 1,615.9 89.8
Friendswood, TX 40,851 267 653.6 570.4 83.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
Lake Jackson, TX 27,595 527 1,909.8 1,659.7 250.0
Angleton, TX 19,369 331 1,708.9 1,440.4 268.5
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
Richwood, TX 4,730 58 1,226.2 1,099.4 126.8
Sweeny, TX 3,566 60 1,682.6 1,233.9 448.7
Brazoria, TX 2,823 59 2,090.0 1,912.9 177.1

West Columbia SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
7
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