Please note that these figures do not include crime statistics for 1999 or 2000, as there were no data available for those years.
Gonzales County, Texas Crime Statistics
This page contains crime numbers for Gonzales County, Texas. You can take a look at the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime figures over time, and see how Gonzales County compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records information for Gonzales County, Texas, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 2001 and 2008 there were 3,631 total crimes reported in Gonzales County, Texas (770 of them violent). Of the 454 crimes that happen every year in Gonzales County, nearly one-half occur less than one mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Gonzales County, Texas every 19 hours. This includes 5 murders, 41 rapes, and almost two thousand thefts (including 45 auto thefts).
Crime Trends
Over the preceding 10 years, crime data were available in Gonzales County, Texas for 8 years. During that time frame, reported crime in Gonzales County has grown by 49%. During that same interval, violent crime grew by 41%. On the whole, the crime figures reflect a dramatic growth in crime over the last 8 years in Gonzales County. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit almost seven hundred for Gonzales County, Texas in 2009.
Keep in mind that these graphs show reported crime numbers and certain sharp changes in crime figures might be the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
Users are warned against reading into ranking data to decide 'how dangerous' a given location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or variations in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual chart bars to see crime numbers in these locations.
Crime Data Information
Gonzales County, Texas law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for Gonzales County conform to the FBI data quality guidelines. For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, please visit our methodology section.
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