Crime in Texas

Crime in Texas refers to the statistics and history of crime in the American state of Texas

Statistics

In 2008 there were 1,092,134 crimes reported in Texas including 1,374 murders and 874 rapes ^[1]

Number of Crimes per 100,000 persons (Crime Rates)[2]
Violent Crime Rates					Property Crime Rates				Total	Rank
State	Population	Violent Crime	Homicide	Rape	Robbery	Serious Assault	Property Crime	Burglary			Larceny	Motor vehicle theft
California

Year	Population	Index	Violent	Property	Murder	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Burglary	Larceny Theft	Vehicle Theft
1970
1980
1990
2000
2008

History

This section explains the history of crime in the American state of Texas.

Capital punishment laws

The death penalty (also known as capital punishment) is legal in the American state of Texas.^[3]

Notable criminals and cases

See also: Category:Prisoners and detainees of Texas

• Abdul Latif Sharif
• Fort Hood shooting
• Texas Seven

Gallery

See also

	Texas portal
	Crime portal

• Capital punishment in Texas
• Crime in the United States

1. ^ http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/txcrime.htm
2. ^ "US Census Bureau, median household income by state 2004". Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20060628082502/http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income04/statemhi.html. Retrieved 2006-07-01. 
3. ^ http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm