Taft, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Taft, TX Summary

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

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Taft the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,058.2 total crimes per 100K people in Taft.
  • The overall crime rate in Taft is -54.47% below the national average.
  • Taft ranks #220 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Taft ranks #3,940 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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Taft Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taft is 1,058.2 per 100,000 people. That's -54.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.68% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Taft
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 1,058.2 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 20 705.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 7 246.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 105.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 30 1,058.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Taft 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 Taft

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Taft in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Taft is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taft 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 Taft

30
Property Crimes
1,058.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Taft in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Taft is 1,058.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taft each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.86% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Taft

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Corpus Christi, TX 317,694 12,427 3,911.6 3,120.9 790.7
Kingsville, TX 24,802 799 3,221.5 2,927.2 294.3
Portland, TX 20,742 301 1,451.2 1,316.2 135.0
Alice, TX 17,727 843 4,755.5 3,768.3 987.2
Beeville, TX 13,592 766 5,635.7 5,216.3 419.4
Robstown, TX 10,155 355 3,495.8 2,954.2 541.6
Sinton, TX 5,602 127 2,267.0 1,856.5 410.6
Gregory, TX 1,886 13 689.3 636.3 53.0

Taft SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
7
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