Wichita Falls, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wichita Falls, TX Summary

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

  • There were 3,450 total crimes committed in Wichita Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,338.6 total crimes per 100K people in Wichita Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Wichita Falls is 43.64% above the national average.
  • Wichita Falls ranks #602 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Wichita Falls ranks #8,475 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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Wichita Falls Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wichita Falls is 3,338.6 per 100,000 people. That's 43.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.04% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wichita Falls
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,450 3,338.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 14 13.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 53 51.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 309 299.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 486 470.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 516 499.3 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,147 2,077.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 301 291.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 2,964 2,868.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls

486
Violent Crimes
470.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 486 violent crimes in Wichita Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wichita Falls is 470.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wichita Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.34% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wichita Falls

2,964
Property Crimes
2,868.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,964 property crimes in Wichita Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wichita Falls is 2,868.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wichita Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.76% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wichita Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lawton, OK 91,596 2,665 2,909.5 2,072.1 837.4
Burkburnett, TX 11,057 73 660.2 470.3 189.9
Vernon, TX 9,945 129 1,297.1 905.0 392.2
Iowa Park, TX 6,595 30 454.9 409.4 45.5

Wichita Falls SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
10
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