Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Waco has a violent crime rate of 429 per 100,000 residents, 13% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 274.2 per 100,000, robbery at 58.8, rape at 90.2. The murder rate is 5.5 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,136 per 100,000, 9% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,630, burglary at 295, vehicle theft at 206 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 38 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Waco receives a safety grade of F.