According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Fort Stockton is safer than 72% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Texas, only on the order of 22% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Fort Stockton. If you live in Fort Stockton, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 186. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, Fort Stockton has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Fort Stockton is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Fort Stockton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Fort Stockton.
For Fort Stockton, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Fort Stockton than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1170, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Fort Stockton is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Fort Stockton than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 221.
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total Crime Index
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Fort Stockton Annual Crimes
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 7 | 37 | 44 |
Crime Rate | 0.85 | 4.52 | 5.37 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
0.85
4.32
National Median: 4
Fort Stockton
Texas
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in1,170
inFort Stockton
1 in232
inTexas
Fort Stockton Violent Crimes
Population:8,189
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
4.52
23.0
National Median: 20
Fort Stockton
Texas
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in221
inFort Stockton
1 in43
inTexas
Property Crimes
Population:8,189
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 12 | 17 | 8 |
Rate per 1,000 | 1.47 | 2.08 | 0.98 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Fort Stockton Crimes Per Square Mile
200150100500
9
28
National Median: 27.0
Fort Stockton
Texas