Overton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Overton, TX Summary

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

  • There were 34 total crimes committed in Overton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,482.1 total crimes per 100K people in Overton.
  • The overall crime rate in Overton is -36.23% below the national average.
  • Overton ranks #331 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Overton ranks #5,271 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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Overton Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Overton is 1,482.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.93% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Overton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 34 1,482.1 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 174.4 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 4 174.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 6 261.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 24 1,046.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 30 1,307.8 2,245.0 1,954.4

Overton 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 Overton

4
Violent Crimes
174.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Overton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Overton is 174.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 573.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Overton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.94% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Overton

30
Property Crimes
1,307.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Overton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Overton is 1,307.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Overton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.75% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Overton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tyler, TX 108,422 3,098 2,857.4 2,327.0 530.3
Longview, TX 81,811 2,710 3,312.5 2,872.5 440.0
Nacogdoches, TX 32,055 720 2,246.1 2,018.4 227.7
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Jacksonville, TX 14,196 438 3,085.4 2,535.9 549.5
Kilgore, TX 13,419 339 2,526.3 2,123.9 402.4
Henderson, TX 12,989 445 3,426.0 2,756.2 669.8
Whitehouse, TX 9,175 91 991.8 871.9 119.9
Liberty, TX 8,790 228 2,593.9 2,229.8 364.1
Clarksville, TX 3,042 18 591.7 526.0 65.7

Overton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
5
Commute
6
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