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Little Elm, 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 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 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

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Little Elm is safer than 72% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Texas, only on the order of 24% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Little Elm. If you live in Little Elm, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 177. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Little Elm is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Little Elm, and we found that the crime rate in Little Elm is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Little Elm is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Little Elm 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 Little Elm.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Little Elm's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Little Elm is one in 580.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Little Elm is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Little Elm than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 254.

Little Elm Crime Data

 

Crime Index

72

(100 is safest)


Safer than 72% of U.S. Cities

Little Elm Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

88

201

289

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.72

3.94

5.66

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.72
4.55
National Median: 4
    Little Elm
    Texas

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 580

in Little Elm

1 in 220

in Texas

Little Elm VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 51,042
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 26 16 45
Rate per 1,000 0.02 0.51 0.31 0.88

United States VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
3.94
21.91
National Median: 19
    Little Elm
    Texas

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 254

in Little Elm

1 in 46

in Texas

Little Elm Property CRIMES

Population: 51,042
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 25 150 26
Rate per 1,000 0.49 2.94 0.51

United States Property CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Little Elm Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
16
27
National Median: 26.8
    Little Elm
    Texas