Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Rusk has a violent crime rate of 90 per 100,000 residents, 76% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 89.6 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,666 per 100,000, 15% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,164, burglary at 412, vehicle theft at 90 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 13 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Rusk receives a safety grade of F.