West University Place, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West University Place, TX Summary

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

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in West University Place the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,039.7 total crimes per 100K people in West University Place.
  • The overall crime rate in West University Place is -55.27% below the national average.
  • West University Place ranks #218 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • West University Place ranks #3,872 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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West University Place Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West University Place is 1,039.7 per 100,000 people. That's -55.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.37% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West University Place
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 1,039.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 20.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 20.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 7 48.2 446.5 369.8
Burglary 21 144.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 94 647.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 199.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 144 991.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

West University Place 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 West University Place

7
Violent Crimes
48.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in West University Place in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West University Place is 48.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,074.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West University Place each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.20% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West University Place

144
Property Crimes
991.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 144 property crimes in West University Place in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West University Place is 991.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West University Place each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.84% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West University Place

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Houston, TX 2,276,533 130,291 5,723.2 4,581.7 1,141.5
Sugar Land, TX 107,989 1,842 1,705.7 1,615.9 89.8
Friendswood, TX 40,851 267 653.6 570.4 83.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
Stafford, TX 17,110 972 5,680.9 5,166.6 514.3
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
Southside Place, TX 1,820 46 2,527.5 2,527.5 0.0
Spring Valley, WI 1,348 6 445.1 296.7 148.4

West University Place SnackAbility

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