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South Padre Island, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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The South Padre Island crime rate is much higher than the Texas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #692

South Padre Island, TX	10,357.54
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.

South Padre Island, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	11	8	22	62	476	13	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	377.2	274.3	754.5	2,126.2	16,323.7	445.8	0.0	8,419
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	12	8	29	74	521	21	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	411.1	274.1	993.5	2,535.1	17,848.6	719.4	0.0	9,550
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	14	4	33	52	591	15	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	480.4	137.3	1,132.5	1,784.5	20,281.4	514.8	0.0	9,961
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	8	8	23	60	486	12	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	278.3	278.3	800.0	2,087.0	16,904.3	417.4	0.0	8,087
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	11	6	37	97	473	15	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	377.9	206.1	1,271.0	3,332.2	16,248.7	515.3	0.0	9,456
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	7	12	51	78	622	15	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	242.7	416.1	1,768.4	2,704.6	21,567.3	520.1	0.0	10,610
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	11	8	31	134	549	18	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	393.3	286.0	1,108.3	4,790.8	19,628.2	643.5	0.0	11,128
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	2	13	1	38	103	547	37	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	72.8	473.2	36.4	1,383.3	3,749.5	19,912.6	1,346.9	0.0	12,423
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	12	5	63	105	521	33	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	451.0	187.9	2,367.5	3,945.9	19,579.1	1,240.1	0.0	12,392
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	16	10	40	79	481	16	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	610.5	381.5	1,526.1	3,014.1	18,351.8	610.5	0.0	11,551
	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

South Padre Island, TX	42.63
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.

South Padre Island, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Padre Island, TX	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	34.3	34.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	342
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Padre Island, 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	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

South Padre Island, TX	11.04
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.

South Padre Island, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Padre Island, TX	Count	38	28	10
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,303.2	960.2	342.9	11.32
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	38	31	7
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,301.8	1,062.0	239.8	11.82
	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
2012	South Padre Island, TX	Count	38	28	10
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,304.0	960.9	343.2	11.32
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	South Padre Island, TX	Count	38	28	10
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,321.7	973.9	347.8	11.48
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	35	26	9
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,202.3	893.2	309.2	10.48
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	38	27	11
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,317.6	936.2	381.4	11.27
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	36	25	11
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,287.1	893.8	393.3	10.90
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	34	25	9
	South Padre Island, TX	Per 100,000	1,237.7	910.1	327.6	10.74
	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	South Padre Island, TX	Count	34	25	9
2005	South Padre Island, TX	Count	34	25	9