Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Poteet has a violent crime rate of 170 per 100,000 residents, 55% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 141.9 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 28.4. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,157 per 100,000, 10% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,532, burglary at 568, vehicle theft at 57 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 229 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Poteet receives a safety grade of F.