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Big Sandy, TX crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Big Sandy is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 17 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Big Sandy is 1 in 58. Based on FBI crime data, Big Sandy is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, Big Sandy has a crime rate that is higher than 69% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Big Sandy to other communities of similar population, then Big Sandy crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Big Sandy does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Big Sandy does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Big Sandy.

For Big Sandy, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Big Sandy is one in 143.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Big Sandy; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Big Sandy Crime Data

total Crime Index

27

(100 is safest)


Safer than 27% of U.S. cities.

Big Sandy Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

9

13

22

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

7.00

10.11

17.11

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
7.0
4.32
National Median: 4
    Big Sandy
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 143

in Big Sandy

1 in 232

in Texas

Big Sandy Violent Crimes

Population: 1,286
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 1 6
Rate per 1,000 0.00 1.56 0.78 4.67

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
10.11
23.0
National Median: 20
    Big Sandy
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 99

in Big Sandy

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 1,286
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 5 6 2
Rate per 1,000 3.89 4.67 1.56

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Big Sandy Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
28
National Median: 27.0
    Big Sandy
    Texas

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