Melissa, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Melissa, TX Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Melissa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 343.8 total crimes per 100K people in Melissa.
  • The overall crime rate in Melissa is -85.21% below the national average.
  • Melissa ranks #52 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Melissa ranks #1,235 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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Melissa Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Melissa is 343.8 per 100,000 people. That's -85.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -87.23% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Melissa
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 343.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 19.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 5 24.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 4 19.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 55 274.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 24.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 64 318.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Melissa 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 Melissa

5
Violent Crimes
24.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Melissa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Melissa is 24.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,014.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Melissa each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.42% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Melissa

64
Property Crimes
318.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Melissa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Melissa is 318.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Melissa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.80% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Melissa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plano, TX 289,847 5,954 2,054.2 1,896.2 158.0
Frisco, TX 218,962 3,153 1,440.0 1,337.2 102.8
McKinney, TX 208,415 2,401 1,152.0 1,037.8 114.2
Allen, TX 108,218 1,101 1,017.4 920.4 97.0
Anna, TX 23,541 240 1,019.5 896.3 123.2
Princeton, TX 22,867 219 957.7 813.4 144.3
Murphy, TX 21,297 157 737.2 694.9 42.3
Fairview, TX 10,917 73 668.7 622.9 45.8
Van Alstyne, TX 6,023 44 730.5 514.7 215.8

Melissa SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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