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Galveston, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #675

Galveston, TX	3,232.84
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.

Galveston, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Galveston, TX	Count	6	51	105	94	414	1,447	193	17
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	12.3	104.2	214.5	192.0	845.6	2,955.4	394.2	34.7	2,579
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	3	56	93	84	439	1,707	189	6
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	6.2	116.5	193.5	174.8	913.3	3,551.3	393.2	12.5	2,683
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	2	37	118	139	517	1,792	160	12
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	4.1	75.2	240.0	282.7	1,051.5	3,644.5	325.4	24.4	2,681
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	4	58	88	152	453	1,697	141	3
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	8.2	119.0	180.5	311.8	929.3	3,481.2	289.2	6.2	2,780
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	1	77	128	167	787	2,144	250	291
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	1.8	137.9	229.2	299.1	1,409.5	3,839.9	447.7	521.2	3,274
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	6	64	121	221	954	2,069	249	169
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	10.5	112.2	212.1	387.4	1,672.5	3,627.3	436.5	296.3	3,401
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	4	78	145	216	748	2,079	258	29
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	7.0	137.2	255.0	379.8	1,315.3	3,655.7	453.7	51.0	3,354
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	7	82	209	287	757	2,394	324	16
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	12.2	142.4	362.9	498.4	1,314.5	4,157.0	562.6	27.8	3,916
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	4	120	166	303	657	2,278	304	7
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	6.8	203.1	280.9	512.7	1,111.8	3,854.9	514.4	11.8	3,828
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	8	87	172	263	687	2,530	363	10
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	13.7	149.2	295.0	451.1	1,178.4	4,339.8	622.7	17.2	3,832
	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

Galveston, TX	37.63
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.

Galveston, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Galveston, TX	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	4.1	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	40
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Galveston, 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	Galveston, TX	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	20
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	7.2	5.4	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	71
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	5	0	0	3	2	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	8.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	3.5	0.0	87
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	5.1	3.4	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	50
	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

Galveston, TX	2.92
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.

Galveston, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Galveston, TX	Count	146	134	12
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	298.2	273.7	24.5	2.86
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	176	140	36
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	366.2	291.3	74.9	3.29
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	168	137	31
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	341.7	278.6	63.0	3.10
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	164	129	35
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	336.4	264.6	71.8	3.01
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	164	132	32
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	293.7	236.4	57.3	2.65
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	194	154	40
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	340.1	270.0	70.1	3.05
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	203	158	45
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	357.0	277.8	79.1	3.17
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	209	160	49
	Galveston, TX	Per 100,000	362.9	277.8	85.1	3.20
	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	Galveston, TX	Count	193	143	50
2005	Galveston, TX	Count	210	168	42