Mineral Wells, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mineral Wells, TX Summary

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

  • There were 538 total crimes committed in Mineral Wells the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,584.3 total crimes per 100K people in Mineral Wells.
  • The overall crime rate in Mineral Wells is 54.22% above the national average.
  • Mineral Wells ranks #617 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Mineral Wells ranks #8,674 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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Mineral Wells Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mineral Wells is 3,584.3 per 100,000 people. That's 54.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.17% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mineral Wells
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 538 3,584.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 20.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 113.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 27 179.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 145 966.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 319 2,125.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 313.1 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 511 3,404.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells

27
Violent Crimes
179.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Mineral Wells in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mineral Wells is 179.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 555.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mineral Wells each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.71% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mineral Wells

511
Property Crimes
3,404.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 511 property crimes in Mineral Wells in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mineral Wells is 3,404.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mineral Wells each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.19% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.64% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mineral Wells

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Worth, TX 948,605 30,754 3,242.0 2,739.7 502.3
Burleson, TX 55,356 797 1,439.8 1,190.5 249.3
Weatherford, TX 36,796 702 1,907.8 1,712.1 195.7
Benbrook, TX 24,739 332 1,342.0 1,123.7 218.3
Saginaw, TX 23,993 360 1,500.4 1,254.5 245.9
Watauga, TX 23,027 325 1,411.4 1,237.7 173.7
Stephenville, TX 21,505 288 1,339.2 1,111.4 227.9
Crowley, TX 20,362 347 1,704.2 1,473.3 230.8
White Settlement, TX 17,954 489 2,723.6 2,411.7 311.9
Forest Hill, TX 13,685 296 2,163.0 1,797.6 365.4

Mineral Wells SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
6
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