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Are you searching for criminal records or background information on someone in El Paso, TX? BeenVerified has access to public arrest records in El Paso County that can help you identify criminal background history for individuals in and around the El Paso area. El Paso has a population of 681,124, which makes it the 6th largest city in Texas, and an average income of $42,772. We’ve compiled helpful crime statistics below, or you can look up a specific person’s criminal records.
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Our background check service searches through billions of records and dozens of databases.One of the first ways to gauge crime is to look at the reported crimes in that city over a year’s time. Keep in mind that you cannot compare one city’s reported crimes to another city’s reported crimes without also understanding any differences in population. In addition, the reported crime rate and the actual crime rate may be very different; crimes such as forcible rape are notoriously underreported, while crimes like motor vehicle theft have higher reporting rates.
In 2015, there were 2,515 reported violent crimes and 13133 reported property crimes in El Paso. This compares to 113,227 reported violent crimes and 777,739 reported property crimes statewide in Texas. This makes El Paso 178th in the state of Texas when it comes to violent crimes per 100k people.
The most common violent crime in El Paso was agg. assault, with 1,766 reported. The most common property crime was larceny, with 10,916 reported.
In addition to these major crimes, there were a number of other offenses committed, but most of those were charged as misdemeanors. Our charts below have much more information.
Crime Category | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Murder | 23 | 10 | 21 | 17 |
Rape | 184 | 176 | 335 | 322 |
Agg. Assault | 2181 | 1879 | 1900 | 1766 |
Robbery | 471 | 457 | 415 | 410 |
Burglary | 1826 | 1771 | 1579 | 1419 |
Vehicle Thefts | 1160 | 794 | 821 | 798 |
Arson | 94 | 73 | 48 | 57 |
Crime | Reported Numbers |
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Murder | 17 |
Rape | 322 |
Aggravated Assault | 1766 |
Robbery | 410 |
Crime | Reported Numbers |
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Burglary | 1419 |
Larceny | 10916 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 798 |
Arson | 57 |
Year | Burglary |
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2006 | 2212 |
2007 | 2149 |
2008 | 2079 |
2009 | 1991 |
2010 | 1953 |
2011 | 1859 |
2012 | 1826 |
2013 | 1771 |
2014 | 1579 |
2015 | 1419 |
Year | Arson |
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2006 | 93 |
2007 | 81 |
2008 | 118 |
2009 | 110 |
2010 | 101 |
2011 | 120 |
2012 | 94 |
2013 | 73 |
2014 | 48 |
2015 | 57 |
Do you want to lookup a specific individual’s criminal records? While a criminal background check may be important, it is important to understand that that the presence or absence of some criminal history may not be indicative of a person’s actual criminal behavior. People can be arrested for and charged with crimes that they did not commit, while other people may never be charged with crimes that they did commit. Therefore, when looking at an individual’s criminal background, it is important to understand the differences between arrests, charges, and convictions. It is equally important to understand that the absence of a criminal record does not guarantee that a person has not engaged in criminal behavior or will not engage in future criminal behavior.
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You may also want to look at statewide reporting numbers.
Crime Category | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Violent Crimes | 106476 | 107998 | 109414 | 113227 |
Murder | 1144 | 1139 | 1184 | 1316 |
Rape | 7711 | 17270 | 19629 | 21175 |
Agg. Assault | 67239 | 65292 | 65656 | 67727 |
Robbery | 30382 | 31801 | 31181 | 31934 |
Property Crimes | 876059 | 861734 | 813934 | 777739 |
Burglary | 204810 | 190898 | 169234 | 153054 |
Larceny | 606253 | 605091 | 576154 | 557200 |
Vehicle Thefts | 64996 | 65745 | 68546 | 67485 |
Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
While the overall numbers can help you find some information, the crime rate is more informative. The crime rate can be reported in various ways; here we have chosen to report the crime rate as incidents per 1,000 people. By looking at the crime rate in a city, you can determine whether that city is more or less dangerous than surrounding cities. Here, we have compiled comparisons of the rate for various crimes in El Paso and compared them to the rates for that same crime in Texas and nationwide.
Year | Burglary |
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2006 | 215647 |
2007 | 228313 |
2008 | 230123 |
2009 | 240233 |
2010 | 228597 |
2011 | 215223 |
2012 | 204810 |
2013 | 190898 |
2014 | 169234 |
2015 | 153054 |
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