Wilmer, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wilmer, TX Summary

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

  • There were 86 total crimes committed in Wilmer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,538.5 total crimes per 100K people in Wilmer.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilmer is -33.81% below the national average.
  • Wilmer ranks #344 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Wilmer ranks #5,428 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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Wilmer Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilmer is 1,538.5 per 100,000 people. That's -33.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.84% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilmer
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 86 1,538.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 3 53.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 143.1 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 15 268.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 13 232.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 34 608.2 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 429.3 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 71 1,270.1 2,245.0 1,954.4

Wilmer 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 Wilmer

15
Violent Crimes
268.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Wilmer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilmer is 268.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 372.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.90% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilmer

71
Property Crimes
1,270.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Wilmer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilmer is 1,270.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilmer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.43% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilmer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Forney, TX 31,105 423 1,359.9 1,160.6 199.3
Balch Springs, TX 26,973 939 3,481.3 3,003.0 478.3
University Park, TX 24,918 340 1,364.5 1,324.3 40.1
Ennis, TX 22,254 476 2,138.9 2,017.6 121.3

Wilmer SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
5
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