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San Juan, 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 San Juan is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 22 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 San Juan is 1 in 45. Based on FBI crime data, San Juan is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, San Juan has a crime rate that is higher than 80% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

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

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in San Juan 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 San Juan; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 369. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that San Juan's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes San Juan 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 San Juan is one in 52.

San Juan Crime Data

total Crime Index

19

(100 is safest)


Safer than 19% of U.S. cities.

San Juan Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

97

691

788

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.71

19.31

22.02

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.71
4.32
National Median: 4
    San Juan
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 369

in San Juan

1 in 232

in Texas

San Juan Violent Crimes

Population: 35,782
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 12 14 71
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.34 0.39 1.98

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
19.31
23.0
National Median: 20
    San Juan
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 52

in San Juan

1 in 43

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 35,782
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 79 560 52
Rate per 1,000 2.21 15.65 1.45

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

San Juan Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
69
28
National Median: 27.0
    San Juan
    Texas