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Brazoria County, TX Arrest Records

Brazoria County, TX is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.49 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Harris, Bexar, Hidalgo, Montgomery, Smith counties in Texas.
Brazoria County, TX property crime rate is 3.05 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 679 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 9.22% compared to 2015.

Brazoria County, TX Crime Rate

Total arrests in Brazoria County in 2016 decreased by 7.6% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 144 to 174 while non-violent crime decreased by 10.97% from 1,212 to 1,079.

5 Crimes In Brazoria County, TX in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 679
Burglary 270
Motor vehicle theft 130
Aggravated assault 124
Robbery 36

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Brazoria County increased by 20.83% from 2015 and increased by 77.55% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 98 to 174. In 2016 violent crime rate in Brazoria County was 89.53% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.049%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Brazoria County decreased by 10.97% from 2015 and decreased by 38.13% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,744 to 1,079. In 2016 property crime rate in Brazoria County was 89.28% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.305%.

How Brazoria stands up against other counties

Brazoria vs. Nueces

You’ll be in more risk in Brazoria compared to Nueces county that had 78.02% lower crime rate compared to Brazoria county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0169 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0055 in Nueces county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.3670 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0166 in Nueces county.

Brazoria vs. Bell

You’ll be in more risk in Brazoria compared to Bell county that had 28.92% lower crime rate compared to Brazoria county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0226 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.1234 in Bell county.
Larceny rates of 1.9170 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.4365 in Bell county.

Names with the most arrests in Brazoria

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Brazoria, Texas, the most crimes, that's 43.44% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Brazoria County is 0.89% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.97 daily crimes that occur in Brazoria County.
  • Brazoria, TX is more violent than Nueces.
  • In Brazoria County you have a 1 in 283 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Brazoria, TX have decreased by 7.6%.

Brazoria Police Departments

Cities in Brazoria County

Names in Brazoria County