{"id":5804,"date":"2025-11-07T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/tieuc\/?page_id=5804"},"modified":"2025-11-07T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:07:49","slug":"texas-county-crime-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/tieuc\/dashboards\/texas-county-crime-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas County Crime Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Texas County Crime Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The dashboard provides a comparative analysis of&nbsp;<strong>crime distribution across 24 counties in Texas<\/strong>, segmented by&nbsp;<strong>crime type<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>county<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>metropolitan classification<\/strong>&nbsp;(Metropolitan vs Nonmetropolitan).<br>It visualizes the&nbsp;<strong>volume, intensity, and geographical spread<\/strong>&nbsp;of crimes, enabling law enforcement and policymakers to identify key hotspots and evaluate the relative safety of rural vs urban regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Highest Crime Categories:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Property Crime<\/strong>&nbsp;dominates with&nbsp;<strong>6,122 incidents<\/strong>, followed by&nbsp;<strong>Larceny-Theft (3,735)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Burglary (1,501)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Violent crimes<\/strong>&nbsp;(1,474 cases) are primarily driven by aggravated assault and robbery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top Counties by Crime Intensity:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Parker (1,838)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Tarrant (1,673)<\/strong>&nbsp;counties show the highest total reported crimes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other high-incidence counties include&nbsp;<strong>Wise (1,211)<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Hunt (1,208)<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Johnson (1,194)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hamilton (44)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Stephens (52)<\/strong>&nbsp;report the lowest crime levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Metropolitan vs Nonmetropolitan Comparison:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Metropolitan counties exhibit significantly higher crime volumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: Property crimes in metropolitan areas (<strong>4,846<\/strong>) are nearly&nbsp;<strong>four times<\/strong>&nbsp;greater than those in nonmetropolitan counties (<strong>1,276<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violent and theft-related crimes are also more prevalent in metro regions due to higher population density and urbanization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Demographics and Statistical Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong>&nbsp;North Central Texas (24 counties, including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Parker, Johnson, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Classification:<\/strong>&nbsp;Counties grouped into&nbsp;<strong>Metropolitan (urban)<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Nonmetropolitan (rural)<\/strong>&nbsp;categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crime Categories Analyzed:<\/strong><br>Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary, Larceny-Theft, Motor Vehicle Theft, Homicide, Property Crime, Rape, Robbery, Violent Crime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Statistical Range:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total Crime Count per County:&nbsp;<strong>44 (min)<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>1,838 (max)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metro Counties contribute to over&nbsp;<strong>80%<\/strong>&nbsp;of total reported incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Property crimes<\/strong>&nbsp;account for nearly&nbsp;<strong>55\u201360%<\/strong>&nbsp;of total recorded offenses across all regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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