Eagle Pass, TX is close to the national middle for violent crime, and earns a B PlainCrime safety grade, where violent crime runs 57% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Eagle Pass, TX shows violent crime at 151.8 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,888.9 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 57% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade B from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
B safety grade
151.8/100K violent
1888.9/100K property
-57% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Eagle Pass, TX
Comparable rate records
Eagle Pass's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Texas cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Eagle Pass's 151.8 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Rowlett (151.9), Plano (151.6), Stanton (151.0), Kermit (153.6). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 7.4% of the 578 Part I offenses reported in Eagle Pass for 2024, against a median of 14.4% across comparable Texas cities — a gap of 6.9 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Position in the state cohort
Eagle Pass sits mid-pack among comparable Texas cities
At 151.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Eagle Pass ranks 394 of 686 — above 292 of the 685 other Texas cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is -15.6% against the cohort median of 179.9. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 143.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 151.8 in 2024 (+6.0%). The highest observed value was 229.1 in 2022 and the lowest 143.2 in 2020. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property counts dominate Eagle Pass's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Eagle Pass's 2024 municipal footprint
Across 9.4 Census sq mi, Eagle Pass logged 56.6 property and 4.6 violent offenses per square mile in 2024.
Eagle Pass's 2024 book concentrates in larceny-theft (64% of 578 offenses; mix index 4,567).
Violent offenses are only 7% of the municipal total - a property-led book.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (9.4 sq mi); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
-23.3%
197.8 → 151.8/100K
Property Crime Rate
-20.1%
2362.7 → 1888.9/100K
Property offenses lead Eagle Pass's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
vs TX
Property Crime
535
1888.9
1711
2058.2
Larceny-Theft
370
1306.4
-
-
Burglary
105
370.7
-
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
60
211.8
-
-
Arson
3
10.6
-
-
Violent Crime
43
151.8
352
394.7
Aggravated Assault
31
109.5
-
-
Rape
7
24.7
-
-
Robbery
5
17.7
-
-
Murder
0
0
-
-
Eagle Pass Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Eagle Pass property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averagesRead the chart as a list
Eagle Pass: 152 violent, 1889 property per 100,000 (grade B)
Melissa: 36 violent, 341 property per 100,000 (grade A+)
Katy: 227 violent, 3254 property per 100,000 (grade C)
Lake Jackson: 261 violent, 1740 property per 100,000 (grade C)
Alvin: 230 violent, 1633 property per 100,000 (grade B)
Royse City: 103 violent, 899 property per 100,000 (grade A)
Fate: 59 violent, 483 property per 100,000 (grade A+)
Denison: 174 violent, 816 property per 100,000 (grade A)
Balch Springs: 418 violent, 2815 property per 100,000 (grade D)
Eagle Pass Police Department
Reporting agency for Eagle Pass NIBRS-participating
Eagle Pass Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind Eagle Pass's 578 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Texas
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In 2024, Eagle Pass reported 43 violent crimes and 535 property crimes, for a total of 578 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Eagle Pass?
From 2023 to 2024, Eagle Pass's violent crime rate decreased by 23.3%, and the property crime rate decreased by 20.1%.
What is the most common crime in Eagle Pass?
The most common crime type in Eagle Pass is larceny-theft, accounting for 64.0% of all reported crimes (370 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Eagle Pass figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Eagle Pass, TX rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.