San Antonio’s Crime Rate And Crime Statistics For 2022


If you are thinking about visiting San Antonio and have some qualms about the safety of the city, we got you covered.

Lets deep dive into the some statistics, look at crime rates and graphs and see how safe or dangerous San Antonio really is.

What is San Antonio’s Crime Rate?

In 2021 San Antonio reported 8,825 violent crimes and had a crime rate of 607.25 per 100,000 residents. San Antonio’s crime rate is 1.5x times greater than the national average.

San Antonio’s Crime Rate Breakdown

Violent Crime Rate

San Antonio has a similar violent crime rate to cities like Austin, Portland and Fort Worth.

You have a 1 in 165 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in San Antonio.

Violent crime in 2021 has decreased 22% over 2020.

Here’s a map showing you how violent crime has trended in San Antonio over a 11 year period.

san antonio crime rate

*Violent crimes include; homicides, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults.

Murder Rate

In 2021, San Antonio reported 117 murders and had a murder rate of 8.05 per 100,000 residents. Murder has decreased 9% over 2020

San Antonio’s murder rate is 24% greater than the national average.

San Antonio has a similar homicide rate to cities like Colorado Springs, Corpus Christi and Seattle.

You have a 1 in 12,421 chance of becoming a victim of murder in San Antonio.

Here’s a map showing you how murders have trended over the last 11 years in San Antonio

san antonio murder rate

Property Crime Rate

In 2021 San Antonio reported 48,672 property crimes and had a property crime rate of 3,349.13 per 100,000 residents. Property crime has decreased 13% over 2020

San Antonio’s property crime rate is 1.7 times greater the national average.

San Antonio has a similar property crime rate to Jacksonville, Savannah and Chicago.

You have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of property crime in San Antonio.

Here’s a map showing you how property crime has trended in San Antonio over a 11 year period.

san antonio property crime rate

*Property crimes include; burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson

San Antonio’s crime rate vs other cities in Texas (2020)

Here’e how San Antonio’s violent crime rate compared to other cities in Texas. San Antonio had the 5th highest crime rate of all the most populous cities in Texas.

Population

Violent Crime Rate (2020)

Houston

2,304,580

1,278.93

Lubbock

257,141

1,109.12

Dallas

1,304,379

882.72

Corpus Christi

317,863

872.07

San Antonio

1,434,625

784.32

Fort Worth

918,915

547.28

Arlington

394,266

543.29

Austin

961,855

485.62

El Paso

678,815

319.23

Plano

285,494

158.32

San Antonio Crime Rate Comparison

Here’s a list of the top 19 most dangerous cities in the United States ranked by crime rates. San Antonio’s crime rate is 2.9 times less than Memphis, the most dangerous city in the U.S.

san antonio crime rate vs most dangerous cities us

How are San Antonio’s crime rates calculated?

Crime rate is calculated by dividing the number of reported crimes by the total population; the result is multiplied by 100,000.

For example, in 2021 there were 117 murders in San Antonio and the population was 1,453,275. This equals a murder rate of 8.05 per 100,000 residents.

San Antonio’s Crime Statistics

Here’s a breakdown of all the crimes in the city for 2020 and 2021

Crime

2020

2021

% Change

HOMICIDE

128

117

-9%

RAPE

1,164

877

-25%

ROBBERY

2,100

1,395

-34%

ASSAULT

7,860

6,436

-18%

BURGLARY

7,606

5,778

-24%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

6,707

7,284

9%

LARCENY THEFT

40,513

35,610

-12%

TOTAL

66,078

57,797

-13%

**All data is from the San Antonio Police Department**

How much has crime increased in San Antonio?

In 2021, San Antonio reported 57,797 total crimes, which is a 13% decrease over 2020.

In 2021, San Antonio reported 8,825 violent crimes, which is a 22% decrease over 2020.

In 2021, San Antonio reported 117 murders, which is a 9% decrease over 2020.

In 2021, San Antonio reported 48,672 property crimes, which is a 12% decrease over 2020.

Facts about San Antonio, TX

  • The population of San Antonio in 2021 is 1,453,275 and is the 7th most populous city in the United States.
  • The city covers a land area of 498.85 square miles.
  • The racial makeup of the city: 64.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% White, 7% African American, 2.8% Asian, 0.8% Native American and 3.0% from two or more races.
  • The median age of the city is 32 years old.
  • The median income for a household in the city was $52,455. The per capita income for the city was $25,894.
  • 17.8% of the population live below the poverty line.
  • 82.4% of residents 25 and older is a high school graduate. 26.0% of residents 25 and older has a bachelors degree or higher.
  • The median home price in San Antonio is $278.5K in 2022.
  • In 2022, the average rent for a San Antonio 2-bedroom apartment is $1,489.

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Mariska is a recovering attorney who gave up her professional job to discover new perspectives of life while traveling in a 2009 Ford Transit. She has been living the van life for 3 years and has not looked back since.

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