Red Oak, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Red Oak, TX Summary

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

  • There were 244 total crimes committed in Red Oak the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,488.2 total crimes per 100K people in Red Oak.
  • The overall crime rate in Red Oak is -35.97% below the national average.
  • Red Oak ranks #332 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Red Oak ranks #5,287 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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Red Oak Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Red Oak is 1,488.2 per 100,000 people. That's -35.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.71% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Red Oak
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 244 1,488.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 5 30.5 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 152.5 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 39 237.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 22 134.2 370.7 269.8
Larceny 137 835.6 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 280.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 205 1,250.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Red Oak 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 Red Oak

39
Violent Crimes
237.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Red Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Red Oak is 237.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 420.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Red Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.72% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Red Oak

205
Property Crimes
1,250.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 205 property crimes in Red Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Red Oak is 1,250.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Red Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.31% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Red Oak

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dallas, TX 1,286,121 59,046 4,591.0 3,812.8 778.2
Grand Prairie, TX 199,663 4,175 2,091.0 1,888.2 202.8
DeSoto, TX 55,956 1,298 2,319.7 2,019.4 300.2
Cedar Hill, TX 48,483 994 2,050.2 1,883.1 167.1
Waxahachie, TX 45,422 852 1,875.7 1,627.0 248.8
Lancaster, TX 40,615 1,507 3,710.5 3,082.6 627.8
Duncanville, TX 39,474 1,129 2,860.1 2,540.9 319.2
Midlothian, TX 38,587 423 1,096.2 990.0 106.3
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3
Seagoville, TX 19,389 418 2,155.9 2,006.3 149.6

Red Oak SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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