Texas | Best and Worst Cities for Burglary 2012

Being burglarized is one of the most traumatic experiences an individual can go through, and as such it makes sense to prepare yourself for the worst while hoping for the best. One way to prepare yourself for the worst is through having knowledge describing what you’re up against, and the following data gathered from the FBI shows the top five safest Texas cities from burglary as well as the top five cities entrenched with burglaries*.

Despite having nearly 2,000 burglaries in 2011 El Paso, Texas, was ranked as the safest city with a burglary per capita rate of 0.28%. When compared to the most dangerous city, Beaumont, Texas, you are 6 times more likely to get burglarized in Beaumont than in El Paso which means the people of Beaumont need to step up their home security strategy in order to even their odds out.

Burglary | Safest Cities

If live in one of the following cities then congratulations – you’re odds of being burglarized have dropped tremendously compared to other cities in Texas. Being in the safest city doesn’t mean that burglary is non-existent – burglars are still in all major cities – this just means that the you don’t have to take as strong of measures to defend against burglary as other cities. (More Do-It-Yourself Home Security Tips)

Burglary | Most Dangerous Cities

If your city is on this list, no need to worry, the reason HSS.net was created is to help all people improve their chances of remaining safe in the event that their home is targeted for burglary or other types of crime. There are a number of preventative measures you can take in order to defend your home from the worst.

*The above samples are based on 2011 FBI data and only include cities in Texas with populations over 100,000. The metric for determining one city as more or less likely to be burglarized was generated by dividing the number of burglaries in the city by the city’s population – burglaries per capita.
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