Olton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Olton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Olton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,839.0 total crimes per 100K people in Olton.
  • The overall crime rate in Olton is 22.15% above the national average.
  • Olton ranks #561 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Olton ranks #7,936 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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Olton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Olton is 2,839.0 per 100,000 people. That's 22.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.48% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Olton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 2,839.0 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 440.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 11 538.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 16 783.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 27 1,321.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 195.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 47 2,300.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Olton 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 Olton

11
Violent Crimes
538.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
45.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Olton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Olton is 538.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Olton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 45.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.60% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Olton

47
Property Crimes
2,300.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Olton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Olton is 2,300.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Olton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.47% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Olton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lubbock, TX 264,142 13,731 5,198.3 4,134.9 1,063.4
Plainview, TX 19,554 485 2,480.3 2,112.1 368.2
Hereford, TX 14,626 316 2,160.5 1,859.7 300.8
Levelland, TX 12,579 412 3,275.3 2,210.0 1,065.3
Littlefield, TX 5,814 96 1,651.2 1,496.4 154.8

Olton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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