Please note that these figures do not include crime statistics for 1999 or 2000, as there were no data available for those years.
Wilson County, Texas Crime Statistics
This page contains crime rates for Wilson County, Texas. You can look through the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime data over time, and see how Wilson County compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records information for Wilson County, Texas, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 2001 and 2008 there were 3,362 total crimes reported in Wilson County, Texas (351 of them violent). Of the 420 crimes that take place per year in Wilson County, close to 50% transpire less than one mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Wilson County, Texas every 20 hours. This includes 6 murders, 24 rapes, and at least two thousand thefts (including 125 car thefts).
Crime Trends
In the course of the most recent 10 years, crime data were available in Wilson County, Texas for 8 years. Throughout that period, reported crime in Wilson County has risen by 58%. Throughout that same period of time, violent crime climbed by 97%. By and large, the crime data indicate a significant rise in crime over the last 8 years in Wilson County. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit just about seven hundred for Wilson County, Texas in 2009.
Please take note that these graphs show reported crime rates and some sudden changes in crime data are the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
You are discouraged against over-analyzing ranking data to decide 'how dangerous' a certain location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or disparities in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual table bars to see crime rates in these locations.
Crime Data Information
Wilson County, Texas law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for Wilson 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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