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Fort Stockton, TX crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Fort Stockton is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (73%) and also has a lower crime rate than 79% of the communities in Texas, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Fort Stockton is one in 247 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 47.

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.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Fort Stockton occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Fort Stockton; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 627. This equates to a rate of 2 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 407.

Fort Stockton Crime Data

total Crime Index

73

(100 is safest)


Safer than 73% of U.S. cities.

Fort Stockton Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

13

20

33

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.60

2.45

4.05

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.6
3.89
National Median: 4
    Fort Stockton
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 627

in Fort Stockton

1 in 257

in Texas

Fort Stockton Violent Crimes

Population: 8,147
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 6 1 6
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.74 0.12 0.74

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
2.45
20.4
National Median: 18
    Fort Stockton
    Texas

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 407

in Fort Stockton

1 in 49

in Texas

Property Crimes

Population: 8,147
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 8 9 3
Rate per 1,000 0.98 1.10 0.37

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Fort Stockton Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
7
26
National Median: 24.5
    Fort Stockton
    Texas

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