Lamar, TX Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Lamar

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lamar_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,970 (estimate)	3,244	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lamar_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.8	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	44.6	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	116.3	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.6	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	250 (estimate)	412	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	557.2	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,028.5	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	245.7	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,719 (estimate)	2,831	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Lamar is 31% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.4 daily crimes that occur in Lamar.
Lamar is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States.
In Lamar you have a 1 in 51 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lamar has increased by 11%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lamar

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lamar is 1 in 400

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lamar is 1 in 59

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lamar is 1 in 51

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

Lamar police department

Item	Lamar	Texas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	46,020	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.0	3.3

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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fulton, TX	1,225	652	1,304	1,956
Falman, TX	108	405	2,784	3,189
Country Acres, TX	197	428	2,938	3,365
Bayside, TX	419	481	3,307	3,788
Holiday Beach, TX	362	484	3,328	3,812
Lamar, TX	848	250	1,719	1,970

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Riceboro, GA	848	513	4,099	4,612
Point Reyes Station, CA	848	172	1,058	1,230
Fort Jones, CA	848	294	1,618	1,912
Hebron, ND	848	328	2,902	3,230
Rockholds, KY	848	316	3,142	3,458
Lamar, TX	848	250	1,719	1,970

Source: The Lamar, TX crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.