Amarillo, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Amarillo, TX Summary

Crime in Amarillo research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Amarillo over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Amarillo:

  • There were 8,534 total crimes committed in Amarillo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,233.7 total crimes per 100K people in Amarillo.
  • The overall crime rate in Amarillo is 82.16% above the national average.
  • Amarillo ranks #646 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Amarillo ranks #9,095 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Amarillo Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Amarillo is 4,233.7 per 100,000 people. That's 82.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.30% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Amarillo
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,534 4,233.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 23 11.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 199 98.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,118 554.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 1,537 762.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 1,166 578.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 4,899 2,430.4 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 932 462.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 6,997 3,471.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Amarillo Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Amarillo

1,537
Violent Crimes
762.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
106.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,537 violent crimes in Amarillo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Amarillo is 762.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Amarillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 106.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 70.79% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Amarillo

6,997
Property Crimes
3,471.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
77.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,997 property crimes in Amarillo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Amarillo is 3,471.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Amarillo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 77.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.62% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Amarillo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Canyon, TX 15,680 151 963.0 797.2 165.8
Hereford, TX 14,626 316 2,160.5 1,859.7 300.8
Dumas, TX 14,140 299 2,114.6 1,888.3 226.3
Borger, TX 12,366 267 2,159.1 1,722.5 436.7
Panhandle, TX 2,310 1 43.3 43.3 0.0

Amarillo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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