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Malakoff, 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 Malakoff is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 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 Malakoff is 1 in 64. Based on FBI crime data, Malakoff is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, Malakoff has a crime rate that is higher than 64% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

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

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Malakoff occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Malakoff; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 249. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Malakoff's rate for property crime is 12 per one thousand population. This makes Malakoff 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 Malakoff is one in 86.

Malakoff Crime Data

total Crime Index

31

(100 is safest)


Safer than 31% of U.S. cities.

Malakoff Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

9

26

35

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

4.01

11.59

15.60

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
4.01
4.32
National Median: 4
    Malakoff
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 249

in Malakoff

1 in 232

in Texas

Malakoff Violent Crimes

Population: 2,243
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
11.59
23.0
National Median: 20
    Malakoff
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 86

in Malakoff

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 2,243
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

Malakoff Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
28
National Median: 27.0
    Malakoff
    Texas

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