Sweetwater, Texas Crime Rate
4 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 10,180
Key Insights
- →Sweetwater has a safety grade of D with a violent crime rate of 501.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 4.4% from the previous year.
- →2 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 19.6 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 12% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.45 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
501.0
-4.4% YoY
Murder Rate
19.6
2 murders
Property Crime Rate
1119.8
114 total
vs National Avg
↑ 40%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 51
Murder2
Rape12
Robbery5
Aggravated Assault32
Property Crime: 114
Burglary27
Larceny-Theft77
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Arson4
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,180 | 51 | 501.0 | 2 | 114 | 1119.8 |
| 2023 | 10,310 | 54 | 523.8 | 1 | 117 | 1134.8 |
| 2022 | 10,420 | 61 | 585.4 | 0 | 146 | 1401.2 |
| 2020 | 10,419 | 20 | 192.0 | 0 | 133 | 1276.5 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
D
Safety Grade for Sweetwater
Based on violent crime rate of 501.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 12% 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.