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Big Spring, 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 Spring is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 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 Spring is 1 in 35. Based on FBI crime data, Big Spring is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, Big Spring has a crime rate that is higher than 88% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Big Spring to other communities of similar population, then Big Spring crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Big Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring.

For Big Spring, 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 Spring is one in 147.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Big Spring experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Big Spring's rate for property crime is 21 per one thousand population. This makes Big Spring a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Big Spring is one in 47.

Big Spring Crime Data

total Crime Index

12

(100 is safest)


Safer than 12% of U.S. cities.

Big Spring Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

172

543

715

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.79

21.45

28.24

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.79
4.32
National Median: 4
    Big Spring
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 147

in Big Spring

1 in 232

in Texas

Big Spring Violent Crimes

Population: 25,318
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 5 15 15 137
Rate per 1,000 0.20 0.59 0.59 5.41

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
21.45
23.0
National Median: 20
    Big Spring
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 47

in Big Spring

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 25,318
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 118 378 47
Rate per 1,000 4.66 14.93 1.86

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 Spring Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
37
28
National Median: 27.0
    Big Spring
    Texas

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