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The Taft crime rate is about the same as the Texas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #535

Taft, TX	1,945.71
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.

Taft, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Taft, TX	Count	0	3	1	9	25	38	0	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	97.7	32.6	293.0	813.8	1,237.0	0.0	0.0	1,546
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	12	0	7	15	34	3	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	393.1	0.0	229.3	491.3	1,113.7	98.3	0.0	2,768
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	6	1	10	12	59	3	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	194.2	32.4	323.6	388.3	1,909.4	97.1	0.0	2,063
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	8	1	21	23	86	3	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	257.1	32.1	674.8	739.1	2,763.5	96.4	0.0	3,117
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	3	1	19	23	49	2	2
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	91.4	30.5	578.9	700.8	1,493.0	60.9	60.9	1,839
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	20	47	44	4	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	600.4	1,411.0	1,320.9	120.1	0.0	1,696
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	6	0	23	24	44	2	1
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	179.2	0.0	687.0	716.8	1,314.2	59.7	29.9	2,301
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	1	0	1	16	120	2	2
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	29.1	0.0	29.1	465.8	3,493.4	58.2	58.2	1,313
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	20	127	1	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	567.2	3,601.8	28.4	0.0	1,198
	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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	2	3	29	135	4	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	57.4	86.2	832.9	3,877.1	114.9	0.0	1,615
	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

Taft, TX		-0.13
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.

Taft, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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	Taft, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, 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

Taft, TX	2.56
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.

Taft, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Taft, TX	Count	10	8	2
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	325.5	260.4	65.1	2.93
	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	Taft, TX	Count	10	8	2
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	327.5	262.0	65.5	2.95
	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	Taft, TX	Count	12	10	2
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	388.3	323.6	64.7	3.56
	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	Taft, TX	Count	11	10	1
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	353.5	321.3	32.1	3.37
	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	Taft, TX	Count	10	9	1
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	304.7	274.2	30.5	2.89
	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	Taft, TX	Count	9	8	1
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	270.2	240.2	30.0	2.55
	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	Taft, TX	Count	7	7	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	209.1	209.1	0.0	2.09
	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	Taft, TX	Count	4	4	0
	Taft, TX	Per 100,000	116.4	116.4	0.0	1.16
	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	Taft, TX	Count	7	7	0
2005	Taft, TX	Count	7	7	0