Crime rate in Dawson, Texas (TX): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
Crime rate in Dawson, TX
The 2021 crime rate in Dawson, TX is 35 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 7.0 times lower than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 22.0% U.S. cities. The 2021 Dawson crime rate fell by 69% compared to 2020. In the last 5 years Dawson has seen rise of violent crime and decreasing property crime.
Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (125.5) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 5 (628.1) | 4 (500.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 9 (1,131) | 12 (1,500) | 2 (250.9) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (250.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 1 (125.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| City-Data.com crime index | 89.2 | 115.0 | 35.1 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Dawson, Texas as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Dawson is 86 to 1.
Violent crime rate in 2021
| Dawson: | 62.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 224.8 |
Violent crime rate in 2020
| Dawson: | 0.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 228.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2019
| Dawson: | 0.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 219.9 |
Property crime rate in 2021
| Dawson: | 12.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 157.8 |
Property crime rate in 2020
| Dawson: | 212.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 169.6 |
Property crime rate in 2019
| Dawson: | 182.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 179.7 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.25 |
| Texas average: | 2.07 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2020, including police officers: 2 (2 officers - 2 male; 0 female).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.50 |
| Texas average: | 2.05 |
Zip codes: 76639.