Cactus, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cactus, TX Summary

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

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Cactus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,242.6 total crimes per 100K people in Cactus.
  • The overall crime rate in Cactus is -46.53% below the national average.
  • Cactus ranks #264 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Cactus ranks #4,537 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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Cactus Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cactus is 1,242.6 per 100,000 people. That's -46.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.83% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cactus
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 1,242.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 32.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 228.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 10 327.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 4 130.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 17 555.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 228.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 28 915.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Cactus 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 Cactus

10
Violent Crimes
327.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Cactus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cactus is 327.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 305.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cactus each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.75% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cactus

28
Property Crimes
915.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Cactus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cactus is 915.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cactus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.22% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cactus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Dalhart, TX 8,410 76 903.7 654.0 249.7
Stratford, TX 1,973 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sunray, TX 1,701 14 823.0 764.3 58.8

Cactus SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
1
Commute
10
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