Childress's crime rate
There were 38 crimes reported in Childress, Texas in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 630 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Childress compare?
Childress has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Childress's overall crime rate is 78% lower than the overall crime rate in Texas. Statewide, there were 814,678 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,810 for every 100,000 people.
What types of crimes are being committed?
The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.
Property crime
The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Childress, however, property crimes account for about 89% of all offenses.
Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Childress than it is nationwide. There were 34 property crimes in Childress in 2019, or 564 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.
Larceny
Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Childress. There were 18 larcenies reported in Childress in 2019, or 298 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 13 break-ins reported in Childress in 2019, or 215 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Childress, meanwhile, there were 3 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 50 for every 100,000 people.
Violent crime
Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Childress, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 11% share of all reported crime.
At 66 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Childress is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Childress reported a total of 4 violent crimes in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Childress. There were 3 aggravated assaults reported in Childress in 2019, or 50 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Childress in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There was one rape reported in Childress in 2019, or 17 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.
Murder
While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Childress.
Childress compared to other cities in Texas
Childress has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Texas. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.
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