Brownsville, TX Crime

The crime rate in Brownsville, TX is significantly higher than the US average. The violent crime rate in Brownsville is 20.4, while the US average violent crime rate is 22.7 and the property crime rate in Brownsville is 52.8 compared to the US average of 35.4. This means that citizens of Brownsville experience a higher risk of becoming victims of both violent and property crimes than those living in other parts of the country. It's important for citizens of Brownsville to take precautions and stay aware of their surroundings at all times in order to reduce their chances of becoming victims of a crime.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Brownsville violent crime is 20.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Brownsville property crime is 52.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Brownsville, TX Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	593.5	3.9	18.9	117.8	453	6838.8	798.6	5787.7	252.5
2001	566.2	4.9	18.9	126	416.4	7768.8	746	6700.1	322.6
2002	552.3	0.7	21.9	124	405.6	8190.3	827	7034.3	328.9
2003	495.5	5.2	27.5	107.4	355.5	6277.7	670.3	5316	291.3
2004	535.9	0.6	30.2	102	403	5218.5	760.7	4204	253.8
2005	551	2.4	32.3	78.1	438.1	5072.7	754.2	4056.1	262.4
2006	503.4	2.9	26.7	97.5	376.2	4868.2	799.5	3764	304.8
2007	496.9	2.8	11.9	116.9	365.4	5349.8	814.3	4276.9	258.6
2008	358.4	2.3	14.7	97.8	243.7	5731.7	898.8	4638.4	194.5
2009	252.9	2.2	14.5	84.7	151.5	5447.6	878	4381.8	187.8
2010	312.7	3.9	17.2	91.6	200	5174.4	714.3	4323.5	136.6
2011	279.8	0.6	20.7	61	197.5	4581.3	564.6	3925.4	91.2
2012	261.2	1.7	21	69	169.5	4603.5	632.2	3857.5	113.7
2013		0.6	33.6	74.9	151.4	4316.3	627.8	3547	141.5
2014	304.2	2.7	56.2	75.2	170.1	4091.4	582.2	3411.6	97.6
2015	271.4	1.6	28.7	83.3	157.9	4139.7	548.8	3513.6	77.3
2016	241.4	2.2	26.9	70	142.3	3248.1	494.1	2672.7	81.4
2017	257	2.7	42.7	71.8	139.8	2794.6	356.9	2361.6	76.1
2018	376.2	1.1	6.5	76.4	292.2	2620.6	299.8	2245.5	75.4
2019	420.8	0	44.5	77.5	298.8	2468.8	342.2	2061.1	65.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Rancho Viejo town (Cameron County), TX	40.3	282.3	2,486	8	2019
Los Fresnos, TX	663.2	1,551.6	5,465	9	2019
Indian Lake, TX	0.0	761.0	642	10	2017
Laguna Vista, TX	158.1	853.6	3,222	16	2019
San Benito, TX	660.0	3,878.0	24,807	16	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Edinburg, TX	278.5	2,932.7	69,708	49	2019
McAllen, TX	96.6	2,480.8	144,915	51	2019
Sugar Land, TX	91.2	1,709.3	83,460	277	2018
Pearland, TX	89.5	1,641.0	112,814	283	2019
League City, TX	110.6	1,359.2	101,436	285	2019

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Christopher · Brownsville, TX

In all honesty….

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Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally More

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bv · Brownsville, TX

ignore all comments and data is very inaccurate

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good More

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carl · Brownsville, TX

best comfort index

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