Photo: Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hitchcock has more violent crime per resident than four in five U.S. towns
Among its 3 neighbors with figures, 2 record less crime per resident. All told, Hitchcock grades C for safety (#327 of 471 graded towns in Texas): more crime per resident than 73% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Even so, the local count comes to 3.7 violent crimes and 15.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 4.3 and 23.6 in the rest of Texas.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of TX” is every other Texas city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Hitchcock
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Texas towns on Hitchcock’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Santa Fe (B+), Alvin (C+), La Marque (C−). Bayou Vista reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Tiki Island reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hitchcock’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its property rate (15.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Crime in Hitchcock per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hitchcock | Rest of Texas | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hitchcock’s police reported 87 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Hitchcock property | Rest of Texas property | Hitchcock violent | Rest of Texas violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.1 | 27.3 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 16.5 | 26.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 23.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Texas.
127 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
26 violent and 101 property, as reported to the FBI by Hitchcock’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on Hitchcock’s roads in 2019–2023
Hitchcock had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is more than is typical for Texas towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hitchcock’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hitchcock’s own rate (18.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Hitchcock and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock | C | 3.7 | 15.7 |
| La Marque | C− | 4.8 | 21.0 |
| Alvin | C+ | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| Bayou Vista | — | — | — |
| Santa Fe | B+ | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| Tiki Island | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bayou Vista reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Tiki Island reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
Texas towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock | C | 3.7 | 15.7 |
| Seminole | B | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| Alamo Heights | C | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| Jersey Village | C− | 2.4 | 28.1 |
| Willis | C− | 3.7 | 23.4 |
| Crandall | D | 9.4 | 25.9 |
The five graded Texas towns closest to Hitchcock’s population (7,722), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Hitchcock. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hitchcock’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,867 in 2025); our figure for Hitchcock is 7,722 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Hitchcock
Is Hitchcock, TX safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hitchcock reports more crime per resident than 73% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #327 of 471 in Texas. Its police reported 3.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.3 in the rest of Texas and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Hitchcock?
3.7 violent and 15.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Texas reports 4.3 and 23.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Hitchcock safer than La Marque?
La Marque reports more crime per resident than Hitchcock: La Marque grades C− for safety and Hitchcock C. La Marque’s police reported 4.8 violent and 21.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hitchcock?
Hitchcock’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hitchcock”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.