Panhandle, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Panhandle, TX Summary

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

  • There were 1 total crimes committed in Panhandle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 43.3 total crimes per 100K people in Panhandle.
  • The overall crime rate in Panhandle is -98.14% below the national average.
  • Panhandle ranks #14 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Panhandle ranks #392 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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Panhandle Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Panhandle is 43.3 per 100,000 people. That's -98.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -98.39% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Panhandle
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1 43.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 1 43.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1 43.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Panhandle 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 Panhandle

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Panhandle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Panhandle is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Panhandle each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Panhandle

1
Property Crimes
43.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-97.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 property crimes in Panhandle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Panhandle is 43.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,310.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Panhandle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -97.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -98.07% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Panhandle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Amarillo, TX 201,572 8,534 4,233.7 3,471.2 762.5
Pampa, TX 16,343 458 2,802.4 2,374.1 428.3
Canyon, TX 15,680 151 963.0 797.2 165.8
Dumas, TX 14,140 299 2,114.6 1,888.3 226.3
Borger, TX 12,366 267 2,159.1 1,722.5 436.7

Panhandle SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
8
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