Elgin, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elgin, TX Summary

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

  • There were 159 total crimes committed in Elgin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,414.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elgin.
  • The overall crime rate in Elgin is -39.16% below the national average.
  • Elgin ranks #313 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Elgin ranks #5,071 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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Elgin Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elgin is 1,414.0 per 100,000 people. That's -39.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.47% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elgin
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 159 1,414.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 26.7 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 115.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 18 160.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 18 160.1 370.7 269.8
Larceny 116 1,031.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 62.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 141 1,253.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Elgin 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 Elgin

18
Violent Crimes
160.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Elgin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elgin is 160.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 624.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elgin each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.15% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elgin

141
Property Crimes
1,253.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Elgin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elgin is 1,253.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elgin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.15% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elgin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Austin, TX 965,234 39,865 4,130.1 3,589.8 540.3
Round Rock, TX 127,349 3,149 2,472.7 2,303.9 168.8
Georgetown, TX 83,371 1,181 1,416.6 1,257.0 159.5
Cedar Park, TX 79,353 1,134 1,429.1 1,321.9 107.1
Leander, TX 77,457 655 845.6 768.2 77.5
Pflugerville, TX 67,817 1,195 1,762.1 1,591.0 171.0
Kyle, TX 57,724 886 1,534.9 1,294.1 240.8
Hutto, TX 33,891 255 752.4 637.3 115.1
Manor, TX 23,497 299 1,272.5 1,068.2 204.3
Taylor, TX 17,259 300 1,738.2 1,587.6 150.6

Elgin SnackAbility

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