Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Lavaca has a violent crime rate of 420 per 100,000 residents, 11% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 378.3 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 42.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 925 per 100,000, 53% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 504, burglary at 378, vehicle theft at 42 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 19 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Lavaca receives a safety grade of F.