Mount Pleasant, Texas Crime Rate
4 years of data (2021–2024) · Population: 16,038
Key Insights
- →Mount Pleasant has a safety grade of B with a violent crime rate of 224.5 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 51.6% from the previous year.
- →1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 6.2 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 35% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.12 (below national average).
Violent Crime Rate
224.5
-51.6% YoY
Murder Rate
6.2
1 murders
Property Crime Rate
1833.1
294 total
vs National Avg
↓ -37%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 36
Murder1
Rape8
Robbery7
Aggravated Assault20
Property Crime: 294
Burglary30
Larceny-Theft228
Motor Vehicle Theft36
Arson5
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,038 | 36 | 224.5 | 1 | 294 | 1833.1 |
| 2023 | 15,970 | 74 | 463.4 | 3 | 297 | 1859.7 |
| 2022 | 16,044 | 79 | 492.4 | 0 | 274 | 1707.8 |
| 2021 | 16,023 | 92 | 574.2 | 0 | 345 | 2153.2 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
B
Safety Grade for Mount Pleasant
Based on violent crime rate of 224.5 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 35% of cities
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National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.