Crime & Safety in Carthage, TX

Carthage has a violent crime rate of 601 per 100,000 residents, 58% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 539.2 per 100,000, robbery at 30.8, rape at 15.4. The murder rate is 15.4 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,881 per 100,000, 47% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,342, burglary at 324, vehicle theft at 216 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 10 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Carthage receives a safety grade of F.