Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Laredo has a violent crime rate of 373 per 100,000 residents, 2% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 270.6 per 100,000, robbery at 49.2, rape at 50.7. The murder rate is 2.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,501 per 100,000, 23% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,115, burglary at 199, vehicle theft at 168 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 24 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Laredo receives a safety grade of F.