Pittsburg, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pittsburg, TX Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Pittsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,120.5 total crimes per 100K people in Pittsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Pittsburg is -8.77% below the national average.
  • Pittsburg ranks #463 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Pittsburg ranks #6,792 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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Pittsburg Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pittsburg is 2,120.5 per 100,000 people. That's -8.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.22% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pittsburg
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 2,120.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 22.6 6.6 6.3
Robbery 1 22.6 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 270.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 16 360.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 22 496.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 43 970.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 293.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 78 1,759.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg

16
Violent Crimes
360.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Pittsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pittsburg is 360.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pittsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.16% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pittsburg

78
Property Crimes
1,759.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 78 property crimes in Pittsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pittsburg is 1,759.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pittsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.63% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pittsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longview, TX 81,811 2,710 3,312.5 2,872.5 440.0
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Sulphur Springs, TX 16,128 134 830.9 651.0 179.8
Mount Pleasant, TX 16,044 353 2,200.2 1,707.8 492.4
Kilgore, TX 13,419 339 2,526.3 2,123.9 402.4
Gilmer, TX 4,997 164 3,282.0 2,901.7 380.2
Winnsboro, TX 3,581 35 977.4 809.8 167.6
Daingerfield, TX 2,520 52 2,063.5 1,627.0 436.5
Mount Vernon, TX 2,500 131 5,240.0 4,880.0 360.0
Lone Star, TX 1,412 14 991.5 637.4 354.1

Pittsburg SnackAbility

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