Van, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Van, TX Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Van the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 743.4 total crimes per 100K people in Van.
  • The overall crime rate in Van is -68.02% below the national average.
  • Van ranks #136 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Van ranks #2,792 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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Van Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Van is 743.4 per 100,000 people. That's -68.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.38% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Van
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 743.4 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 70.8 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 70.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 5 177.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 5 177.0 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 318.6 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 19 672.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Van 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 Van

2
Violent Crimes
70.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Van in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Van is 70.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,412.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Van each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.14% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Van

19
Property Crimes
672.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in Van in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Van is 672.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Van each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.04% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Van

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
Forney, TX 31,105 423 1,359.9 1,160.6 199.3
Greenville, TX 30,890 563 1,822.6 1,515.1 307.5
Terrell, TX 19,670 587 2,984.2 2,719.9 264.4
Sulphur Springs, TX 16,128 134 830.9 651.0 179.8
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
Athens, TX 12,986 269 2,071.5 1,732.6 338.8
Lindale, TX 6,509 104 1,597.8 1,444.2 153.6
Mineola, TX 5,031 92 1,828.7 1,490.8 337.9

Van SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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