Understanding crime statistics is one of the clearest ways to evaluate public safety across Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) releases annual data that tracks violent crimes — including murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault — in cities across the state. By looking at the rate of these offenses per 100,000 residents, we… Read More
Posts Categorized: Texas Crime Statistics
The Most Dangerous Cities In Texas: 2017
Factors in Determining the Safety, or Lack of, in Your City Violent crime statistics are both useful and unsettling. Here at the Darrow Law Firm, Houston Criminal Lawyer, Paul Darrow believes that knowledge is power. We all want to believe that we are perfectly safe in our own neighborhood but believing alone does not make… Read More
Crime Continues to Decline Across Houston
While Houston was recently rated as the 4th most dangerous city in Texas according to a study we completed at The Darrow Law Firm, crime is still showing a downward trend in the city. The most recent crime statistics from City-Data.com show that the crime index for Houston in 2014 was 534.5, down 151.4 points… Read More
