McAllen, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In McAllen, TX Summary

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

  • There were 3,125 total crimes committed in McAllen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,147.6 total crimes per 100K people in McAllen.
  • The overall crime rate in McAllen is -7.60% below the national average.
  • McAllen ranks #469 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • McAllen ranks #6,849 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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McAllen Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McAllen is 2,147.6 per 100,000 people. That's -7.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.21% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McAllen
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,125 2,147.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 3.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 42 28.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 180 123.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 285 195.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 159 109.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,618 1,799.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 43.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,840 1,951.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

McAllen 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 McAllen

285
Violent Crimes
195.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 285 violent crimes in McAllen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McAllen is 195.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 510.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McAllen each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.13% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McAllen

2,840
Property Crimes
1,951.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,840 property crimes in McAllen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McAllen is 1,951.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McAllen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.06% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McAllen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Edinburg, TX 104,987 2,675 2,547.9 2,212.7 335.3
Mission, TX 86,577 1,745 2,015.5 1,676.0 339.6
Pharr, TX 79,558 1,420 1,784.9 1,524.7 260.2
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Juan, TX 35,806 788 2,200.7 1,929.8 270.9
Alamo, TX 20,383 955 4,685.3 4,116.2 569.1
Alton, TX 19,391 305 1,572.9 1,083.0 489.9
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Hidalgo, TX 14,468 204 1,410.0 1,347.8 62.2
Palmhurst, TX 2,600 183 7,038.5 6,807.7 230.8

Mcallen SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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