Crime in Texas

In 2014 there were 923,348 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Texas, including 1,184 murders and 8,236 rapes.[1]

State statistics
Number of crimes (by year)
Year Population Total
crimes		 Violent
crimes		 Property
crimes		 Violent crimes Property crimes
Murder Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Burglary Larceny Vehicle
theft
19609,579,677212,40715,428196,9798248923,03110,68157,589123,41515,975
197011,196,000467,24840,897426,3511,2992,32915,28021,989129,866251,09145,394
198014,169,829870,45877,978792,4802,3926,70029,54739,339262,600450,79279,088
199016,986,5101,329,494129,3431,200,1512,3898,75044,29773,907314,512731,224154,415
200020,851,8201,033,311113,653919,6581,2387,85630,25774,302188,975637,52293,161
201025,253,4661,064,477113,231951,2461,2497,62232,84371,517228,597654,62668,023
Source: http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/txcrime.htm
Crime rates: number of crimes per 100,000 persons (by year)
Year Population Total
crime
rate		 Violent
crime
rate		 Property
crime
rate		 Violent crime rates Property crime rates
Murder Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Burglary Larceny Vehicle
theft
19609,579,6772,217.3161.02,056.28.69.331.6111.5601.21,288.3166.8
197011,196,0004,173.3365.33,808.111.620.8136.5196.41,159.92,242.7405.4
198014,169,8296,143.0550.35,592.716.947.3208.5277.61,853.23,181.4558.1
199016,986,5107,826.8761.47,065.314.151.5260.8435.11,851.54,304.7909.0
200020,851,8204,955.5545.14,410.45.937.7145.1356.3906.33,057.4446.8
201025,253,4664,215.2448.43,766.84.930.2130.1283.2905.22,592.2269.4
Source: http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/txcrime.htm

Policing
Further information: List of law enforcement agencies in Texas

In 2008, Texas had 1,913 state and local law enforcement agencies.[2] Those agencies employed a total of 96,116 staff.[2] Of the total staff, 59,219 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).[2]

Police ratio

In 2008, Texas had 244 police officers per 100,000 residents.[2]

According to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE),[3] the state average for police officers per 100,000 residents in Texas is 241 as of 2021. However, the ratio can vary among different cities and counties in Texas.

Capital punishment laws
Further information: Capital punishment in Texas

Capital punishment is applied under Texas state law for capital murder if the perpetrator is 18 years of age and older and the prosecutor seeks the death penalty.[4]

The federal death penalty may also be used in certain circumstances.

Incarceration

In 1974 the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC), since merged into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), had about 17,000 prisoners; 44% were black, 39% were non-Hispanic white, 16% were Hispanic and Latino, and 1% were of other races. 96% were male and 4% were female. At the time all 14 prison units of the TDC were in Southeast Texas.[5]

In 1974 the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) operated four federal prisons in Texas: FCI Texarkana, FCI Seagoville, FPC Bryan (for women), and FCI La Tuna. These prisons had a combined population of about 2,300.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Texas Crime Rates 1960 - 2014". disastercenter.com.
  2. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  3. "Current Statistics | Texas Commission on Law Enforcement". www.tcole.texas.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. "Death Row Facts." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.
  5. "Behind Bars in Texas: Not All Prisons, Are the Same." Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications, March 1974. Volume 2, No. 3. ISSN 0148-7736. START: p. 42. CITED: p. 42.

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