Texas Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Texas aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Texas assault rate for 2018 was 256.62 per 100,000 population, a 4.27% decline from 2017.
  • The Texas assault rate for 2017 was 268.06 per 100,000 population, a 2.69% increase from 2016.
  • The Texas assault rate for 2016 was 261.04 per 100,000 population, a 5.88% increase from 2015.
  • The Texas assault rate for 2015 was 246.55 per 100,000 population, a 1% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Texas United States
2018 256.62 246.79
2017 268.06 249.22
2016 261.04 248.29
2015 246.55 238.10
2014 244.12 229.25
2013 246.56 229.63
2012 257.96 242.78
2011 263.34 241.48
2010 283.20 252.75
2009 298.68 264.66
2008 314.14 277.47
2007 306.88 287.23
2006 317.05 291.95
2005 328.77 290.79
2004 338.14 288.56
2003 342.85 295.41
2002 361.73 309.54
2001 361.73 318.60
2000 356.33 323.96
1999 369.53 334.35
1998 372.62 361.37
1997 397.48 382.10
1996 421.44 391.00
1995 429.29 418.26
1994 441.13 427.61
1993 470.75 440.53
1992 487.68 441.90
1991 484.90 433.36
1990 435.09 422.85
1989 376.65 385.59
1988 357.91 372.23
1987 344.76 352.92
1986 353.91 347.44
1985 292.33 303.98
1984 267.44 290.62
1983 268.41 279.43
1982 296.32 288.99
1981 276.28 289.32
1980 277.63 298.49
1979 254.34 286.00