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United States / Texas / Athens Metro Area / Henderson County / Athens / Zip Codes
Athens, TX is a small town in East Texas with a population of 13,458. The crime rate in Athens is slightly lower than the national average for both violent and property crimes. Violent crime in Athens stands at 19.9, which is 3.8 points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Athens is 50.4 compared to the national average of 35.4, a difference of 15 points. Overall, Athens is a relatively safe place to live and work with its low crime rates compared to other cities in the United States

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

Athens violent crime is 19.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Athens property crime is 50.4. (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
Athens, TX Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20008528.241204.8598.15448.11384.63834.2229.4
20011151.28.717.3147.1978.15513.71350.33903.7259.7
20021016.9025.4135.6855.94491.51288.12915.3288.1
2003815.38.40117.7689.25177.31311.13555.2311
20044448.232.9106.92965113.91175.73518.9419.3
2005421.70135.387.5198.93978.71026.52665.7286.5
2006487.80131.6108.4247.84041.81223.42586.1232.3
2007423.815.770.694.2243.34708.81451.92990.1266.8
2008534.5089.1113.43324721.41522.52996.4202.5
2009596.70104.8201.6290.34265.41193.42838.3233.8
2010509.3073.9131.430443951248.72850.6295.7
2011516.37.784.8154.1269.73891.51009.52789.692.5
2012424.80108.146.3270.43437.4803.32471.8162.2
2014343.17.8109.246.8179.442191146.42885.4187.2
2015327085.654.5186.93962.9957.62826.2179.1
2016335.97.885.954.7187.53288.51093.61960.6234.3
2017319.7070.254.6194.92643.1608.11824.4210.5
2018432.97.96394.5267.62251.3629.71409212.5
2019367078.162.5226.42209.7585.61327.4296.7

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per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
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per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
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Charlie · Whitney, TX
Traffic problems
Over 14 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Julie · Montalba, TX
Athens is charming and clean.
Over 16 years ago

Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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