Killeen, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Killeen, TX Summary

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

  • There were 3,651 total crimes committed in Killeen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,288.4 total crimes per 100K people in Killeen.
  • The overall crime rate in Killeen is -1.54% below the national average.
  • Killeen ranks #494 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Killeen ranks #7,126 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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Killeen Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Killeen is 2,288.4 per 100,000 people. That's -1.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.98% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Killeen
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,651 2,288.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 19 11.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 85 53.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 681 426.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 864 541.5 446.5 369.8
Burglary 560 351.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1,808 1,133.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 419 262.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,787 1,746.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Killeen 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 Killeen

864
Violent Crimes
541.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 864 violent crimes in Killeen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Killeen is 541.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Killeen each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.30% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Killeen

2,787
Property Crimes
1,746.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,787 property crimes in Killeen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Killeen is 1,746.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Killeen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.19% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Killeen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Copperas Cove, TX 37,841 774 2,045.4 1,728.3 317.1
Harker Heights, TX 34,001 530 1,558.8 1,335.3 223.5
Hutto, TX 33,891 255 752.4 637.3 115.1
Belton, TX 24,188 545 2,253.2 2,091.9 161.2
Hewitt, TX 16,291 173 1,061.9 896.2 165.7

Killeen SnackAbility

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