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Weslaco, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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The Weslaco crime rate is much higher than the Texas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #673

Weslaco, TX	3,192.45
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Weslaco, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Weslaco, TX	Count	1	18	55	378	467	2,117	69	4
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	2.7	48.1	146.8	1,009.1	1,246.7	5,651.7	184.2	10.7	3,639
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Weslaco, TX	Count	2	22	41	324	561	2,238	117	2
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	5.4	59.1	110.1	869.8	1,506.1	6,008.4	314.1	5.4	3,823
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Weslaco, TX	Count	1	25	60	324	433	2,288	93	2
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	2.7	67.1	161.0	869.3	1,161.8	6,138.8	249.5	5.4	3,727
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	13	37	104	342	1,765	108	7
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	35.7	101.6	285.5	939.0	4,846.1	296.5	19.2	2,447
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Weslaco, TX	Count	1	20	40	135	505	1,998	222	6
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	2.8	56.7	113.5	383.0	1,432.9	5,669.1	629.9	17.0	3,329
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Weslaco, TX	Count	4	21	38	159	556	1,745	184	6
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	11.8	61.8	111.8	467.7	1,635.4	5,132.7	541.2	17.6	3,493
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Weslaco, TX	Count	3	14	48	97	413	1,386	180	11
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	9.1	42.3	145.0	293.1	1,247.9	4,187.8	543.9	33.2	2,803
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Weslaco, TX	Count	2	15	34	85	393	1,452	199	4
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	6.1	45.9	104.0	259.9	1,201.6	4,439.4	608.4	12.2	2,752
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Weslaco, TX	Count	1	6	40	106	421	1,499	227	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	3.1	18.6	123.7	327.8	1,302.1	4,636.1	702.1	0.0	2,814
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Weslaco, TX	Count	1	8	36	99	468	1,811	168	1
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	3.2	25.3	114.0	313.4	1,481.4	5,732.5	531.8	3.2	3,098
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Weslaco, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Weslaco, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Weslaco, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Weslaco, TX	1.92
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Weslaco, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Weslaco, TX	Count	72	54	18
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	192.2	144.2	48.1	1.68
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Weslaco, TX	Count	78	57	21
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	209.4	153.0	56.4	1.81
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Weslaco, TX	Count	75	56	19
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	201.2	150.3	51.0	1.76
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Weslaco, TX	Count	76	55	21
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	208.7	151.0	57.7	1.80
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Weslaco, TX	Count	76	58	18
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	215.6	164.6	51.1	1.90
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Weslaco, TX	Count	98	70	28
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	288.3	205.9	82.4	2.47
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Weslaco, TX	Count	95	68	27
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	287.0	205.5	81.6	2.46
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Weslaco, TX	Count	96	66	30
	Weslaco, TX	Per 100,000	293.5	201.8	91.7	2.48
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Weslaco, TX	Count	95	66	29
2005	Weslaco, TX	Count	96	68	28