Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Belton has a violent crime rate of 193 per 100,000 residents, 49% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 66.0 per 100,000, robbery at 39.6, rape at 88.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,895 per 100,000, 3% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,605, burglary at 251, vehicle theft at 40 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 50 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Belton receives a safety grade of F.