Heath, TX Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Heath

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Heath_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	54	n/a (estimate)	643	3,194	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Heath_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.3	5.3
Rape	4	n/a	47.6	48.0	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	119.6	102.8
Assault	3	n/a	35.7	261.6	248.5
Violent crime	7	n/a (estimate)	83	434	386
Burglary	13	n/a	154.8	533.8	468.9
Theft	33	n/a	392.9	1,978.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	11.9	247.8	236.9
Property crime	47	n/a (estimate)	560	2,760	2,451

A comprehensive overview of any and all yearly reported crimes in Heath, TX is shown in the table above. In order to provide more clarity, the total number of crimes is shown as well as the amount of crimes committed per 100,000 people. The crimes indicated in the table are separated into two different categories. These categories are property crimes and violent crimes. According to the table, the overall crime rate is 80% lower than the average of crimes committed in Texas. It is also 77% lower than the national average. When it comes to violent crimes, Heath, TX shows a crime rate that is 81% lower than the Texas average. The crime rate is also 78% lower than the national average. When it comes to property crimes, Heath, TX is shown to be 80% lower than the Texas average and 77% lower than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Josephine, TX	1,038	88	0	88
McLendon-Chisholm, TX	2,005	61	387	448
Talty, TX	1,479	61	387	448
Lavon, TX	2,663	33	427	460
St. Paul, TX	1,235	71	451	522
Oak Ridge town (Cooke County), TX	121	556	0	556
Parker, TX	4,241	111	490	602
Heath, TX	7,992	83	560	643

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Heath is 77% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.76 daily crimes that occur in Heath.
Heath is safer than 85% of the cities in the United States.
In Heath you have a 1 in 156 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Heath has decreased by 9%.

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Daily Crime In Heath (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Heath, TX per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Texas and on a national level. In Heath, TX the total number of daily crimes is 4.97 times less than the Texas average and 4.41 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Heath, TX is 5.21 times less than the Texas average and 4.64 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Heath, TX has a daily crime rate that is 4.93 times less than the Texas average and 4.38 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Heath (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Heath, TX compared to every other city in Texas as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Heath, TX ranks safer than 89% of every city located within Texas along with 85% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Texas and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Heath, TX. As a result, Heath, TX is ranked above average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Heath

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Heath is 1 in 1201

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Heath is 1 in 179

The chance of being a victim of crime in Heath is 1 in 156

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Heath, TX? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Heath, TX your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 1201. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 179 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Heath, TX is 1 in 156.

Year Over Year Crime In Heath (per 100,000 people)

An analysis of year to year crime rates in Heath, TX is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer area to live or a more dangerous area. In the above graph, you can see that the year to year crime rates are shown for the total crime, property crime, and violent crime per 100,000 people. The amount of violent crime in Heath, TX has increased by 246%, the amount of property crime in Heath, TX has decreased by 18%, and the total amount of crime in Heath, TX has decreased by 9% year to year.

Heath police department

Item	Heath	Texas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	18	46,020	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	3.0	3.3

There are a total of 18 Heath police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 18.8% less than the Texas average and 24.9% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Texas

State	Total offenders	Texas_/100K	National_/100K
Texas	79,674	370	222

There are a total of 79,674 sex offenders in Texas. This yields a total of 370 sex offenders in Texas per 100,000 residents which is 67% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Charlestown, IN	7,990	745	2,345	3,090
Bloomingdale, NJ	7,995	72	434	507
Round Lake Park, IL	7,989	67	1,119	1,187
York, SC	7,989	1,018	4,344	5,361
Mahomet, IL	7,996	49	389	438
Heath, TX	7,992	83	560	643

Source: The Heath, TX crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.