Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Balcones Heights has a violent crime rate of 1,129 per 100,000 residents, 197% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 861.6 per 100,000, robbery at 237.7, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 29.7 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 9,031 per 100,000, 361% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 7,249, burglary at 683, vehicle theft at 1,099 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 229 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Balcones Heights receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Balcones Heights vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)