McAllen Crime Report
Crime trends are analyzed using two separate methods, crime volume and crime rates.
Crime volume is the collective sum of the seven indexed crimes. By comparing the volume of indexed crimes from year to year, trends can be evaluated.
Crime rates, on the other hand, are compiled to compensate for the changes in population and show the number of people affected by crime in a given population. Crime rates are usually expressed in the number of crimes per 100,000 residents.
Crime Volume
During the calendar year 2007, there was a total of 8280 index offenses in the City of McAllen. The crime index increased 13.28 percent when compared to 2006.
| McAllen Crime Volume by Offense |
| |
Offense |
2007 |
2006 |
% Change |
Violent
Crimes |
Murder |
6 |
4 |
50% |
| Rape |
27 |
28 |
-3.57% |
| Robbery |
114 |
123 |
-7.32% |
| Aggravated Assault |
225 |
228 |
-1.32% |
| Violent Crimes Totals |
372 |
383 |
-2.87% |
| |
Property
Crimes |
Burglary |
824 |
637 |
29.36% |
| Theft |
6537 |
5820 |
12.32% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft |
547 |
469 |
16.63% |
| Property Crimes Total |
7908 |
6926 |
14.18% |
| |
Index Crime Totals |
8280 |
7309 |
13.28% |
Crime Rate
During the calendar year 2007, McAllen’s crime rate was 6364.19 crimes per 100,000 persons. The crime rate increased by 10.22 percent.
| McAllen Crime Rate by Offense |
| |
Offense |
2007 |
2006 |
% Change |
Violent
Crimes |
Murder |
4.61 |
3.16 |
45.94% |
| Rape |
20.75 |
22.12 |
-6.18% |
| Robbery |
87.62 |
97.17 |
-9.83% |
| Aggravated Assault |
202.5 |
180.12 |
-11% |
| Violent Crimes Totals |
172.94 |
302.57 |
-3.99% |
| |
Property
Crimes |
Burglary |
633.34 |
503.23 |
25.86% |
| Theft |
5024.48 |
4597.8 |
9.28% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft |
420.44 |
370.51 |
13.47% |
| Property Crimes Total |
6078.26 |
5471.54 |
11.09% |
| |
Index Crime Totals |
6364.19 |
5774.11 |
10.22% |
| Source: http://www.mcallen.net/police |
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