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Meridian, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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The Meridian crime rate is much lower than the Texas average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #9

Meridian, TX	228.58
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Meridian, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Meridian, TX	Count	0	NA	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.4	0.0	0.0	17
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	197.0	131.3	0.0	0.0	131
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.6	393.7	131.2	0.0	0.0	295
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	1	6	6	1	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	419.9	419.9	70.0	0.0	420
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	1	0	2	6	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	66.9	0.0	133.8	401.3	0.0	0.0	268
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	132.1	132.1	264.2	0.0	0.0	264
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	63.7	63.7	191.1	0.0	0.0	143
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	5	2	6	1	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	324.3	129.7	389.1	64.9	0.0	519
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Meridian, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Meridian, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Meridian, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Meridian, TX	1.19
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Meridian, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Meridian, TX	Count	1	1	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	67.4	67.4	0.0	0.67
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Meridian, TX	Count	2	2	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	131.3	131.3	0.0	1.31
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Meridian, TX	Count	2	2	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	131.2	131.2	0.0	1.31
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Meridian, TX	Count	3	2	1
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	209.9	140.0	70.0	1.75
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Meridian, TX	Count	2	2	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	133.8	133.8	0.0	1.34
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Meridian, TX	Count	3	2	1
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	198.2	132.1	66.1	1.65
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Meridian, TX	Count	2	2	0
	Meridian, TX	Per 100,000	132.5	132.5	0.0	1.32
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Meridian, TX	Count	3	2	1
2005	Meridian, TX	Count	3	2	1