Athens, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Athens, TX Summary

Crime in Athens research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Athens 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 Athens:

  • There were 269 total crimes committed in Athens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,071.5 total crimes per 100K people in Athens.
  • The overall crime rate in Athens is -10.87% below the national average.
  • Athens ranks #451 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Athens ranks #6,681 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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Athens Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Athens is 2,071.5 per 100,000 people. That's -10.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.04% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Athens
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 269 2,071.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 15.4 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 261.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 44 338.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 36 277.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 160 1,232.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 223.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 225 1,732.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Athens 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 Athens

44
Violent Crimes
338.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Athens is 338.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 295.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.11% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Athens

225
Property Crimes
1,732.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 225 property crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Athens is 1,732.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.82% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Athens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tyler, TX 108,422 3,098 2,857.4 2,327.0 530.3
Corsicana, TX 25,585 693 2,708.6 2,095.0 613.6
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3
Terrell, TX 19,670 587 2,984.2 2,719.9 264.4
Palestine, TX 19,113 626 3,275.3 2,579.4 695.9
Jacksonville, TX 14,196 438 3,085.4 2,535.9 549.5
Brownsboro, TX 1,321 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Athens SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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