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Fabens, 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 Fabens is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 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 Fabens is 1 in 74. Based on FBI crime data, Fabens is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, Fabens has a crime rate that is higher than 57% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Fabens compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Fabens with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Fabens's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Fabens 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 Fabens.

For Fabens, 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 Fabens is one in 174.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Fabens; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Fabens Crime Data

total Crime Index

36

(100 is safest)


Safer than 36% of U.S. cities.

Fabens Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

43

59

102

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.73

7.87

13.60

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.73
4.32
National Median: 4
    Fabens
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 174

in Fabens

1 in 232

in Texas

Fabens Violent Crimes

Population: 7,498
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

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
7.87
23.0
National Median: 20
    Fabens
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 127

in Fabens

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 7,498
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

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

Fabens Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
23
28
National Median: 27.0
    Fabens
    Texas

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