Lufkin, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lufkin, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1,419 total crimes committed in Lufkin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,165.8 total crimes per 100K people in Lufkin.
  • The overall crime rate in Lufkin is 79.24% above the national average.
  • Lufkin ranks #643 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Lufkin ranks #9,058 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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Lufkin Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lufkin is 4,165.8 per 100,000 people. That's 79.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.78% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lufkin
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,419 4,165.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.9 6.6 6.3
Robbery 21 61.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 105 308.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 161 472.7 446.5 369.8
Burglary 199 584.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 960 2,818.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 99 290.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,258 3,693.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Lufkin 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 Lufkin

161
Violent Crimes
472.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 161 violent crimes in Lufkin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lufkin is 472.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 211.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lufkin each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.81% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.87% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lufkin

1,258
Property Crimes
3,693.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,258 property crimes in Lufkin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lufkin is 3,693.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lufkin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 64.50% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lufkin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nacogdoches, TX 32,055 720 2,246.1 2,018.4 227.7
Hudson, TX 5,035 90 1,787.5 1,688.2 99.3
Diboll, TX 4,466 44 985.2 694.1 291.1
Huntington, TX 2,020 29 1,435.6 1,336.6 99.0
Corrigan, TX 1,487 24 1,614.0 1,614.0 0.0

Lufkin SnackAbility

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