Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Abilene has a violent crime rate of 370 per 100,000 residents, 3% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 240.2 per 100,000, robbery at 55.0, rape at 70.4. The murder rate is 4.9 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,516 per 100,000, 28% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,884, burglary at 466, vehicle theft at 167 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 26 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Abilene receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Abilene vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)