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The Desoto crime rate is lower than the Texas average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #486

Desoto, TX	1,706.76
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Desoto, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Desoto, TX	Count	0	14	58	75	383	1,240	150	17
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	26.9	111.5	144.1	736.0	2,382.9	288.3	32.7	1,555
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Desoto, TX	Count	5	14	64	96	475	1,174	78	4
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	9.7	27.1	123.8	185.7	918.7	2,270.7	150.9	7.7	1,755
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Desoto, TX	Count	1	11	43	77	622	1,042	118	3
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	2.0	21.7	84.7	151.6	1,224.5	2,051.4	232.3	5.9	1,658
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Desoto, TX	Count	5	9	66	70	565	983	106	9
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	10.0	18.0	131.8	139.8	1,128.2	1,962.9	211.7	18.0	1,739
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Desoto, TX	Count	1	11	46	77	538	996	125	6
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	2.0	22.3	93.3	156.1	1,090.7	2,019.1	253.4	12.2	1,615
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Desoto, TX	Count	2	8	81	87	604	1,010	128	5
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	4.1	16.4	166.0	178.3	1,237.8	2,069.8	262.3	10.2	1,839
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Desoto, TX	Count	6	8	46	103	641	935	122	3
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	12.5	16.6	95.6	214.0	1,331.8	1,942.6	253.5	6.2	1,906
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Desoto, TX	Count	1	9	54	101	526	877	147	5
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	2.1	19.0	114.3	213.7	1,113.2	1,856.0	311.1	10.6	1,689
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Desoto, TX	Count	2	6	34	61	446	835	134	9
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	4.4	13.1	74.0	132.8	971.3	1,818.5	291.8	19.6	1,462
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Desoto, TX	Count	1	6	35	99	552	1,072	138	5
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	2.3	13.7	80.0	226.2	1,261.5	2,449.8	315.4	11.4	1,851
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Desoto, TX	2.50
Texas	7.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Desoto, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Desoto, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Desoto, TX	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Desoto, TX	1.47
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Desoto, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Desoto, TX	Count	92	68	24
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	176.8	130.7	46.1	1.54
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Desoto, TX	Count	97	67	30
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	187.6	129.6	58.0	1.59
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Desoto, TX	Count	86	59	27
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	171.7	117.8	53.9	1.45
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Desoto, TX	Count	90	65	25
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	182.5	131.8	50.7	1.57
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Desoto, TX	Count	93	68	25
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	190.6	139.3	51.2	1.65
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Desoto, TX	Count	104	69	35
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	216.1	143.4	72.7	1.80
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Desoto, TX	Count	92	69	23
	Desoto, TX	Per 100,000	194.7	146.0	48.7	1.70
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Desoto, TX	Count	80	68	12
2005	Desoto, TX	Count	74	67	7