Lubbock Crime Map
Texas · August 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
| August 2024 | 1,291 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2023 (full year) | 16,125 incidents |
| Full archive | 52,696 incidents (2021–2024) |
| Per 100K / year | 5,926 |
Source: Lubbock Police Department open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2024-09-24
About crime in Lubbock
Latest available snapshot. Lubbock has 1,291 incidents for August 2024. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Year-over-year context
Lubbock recorded 20,501 incidents in 2022 and 16,125 in 2023, a 21.3% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
2023 category breakdown
| Assault | 5,197 |
| Theft | 4,005 |
| Burglary | 3,227 |
| Vandalism | 1,862 |
| Auto theft | 1,134 |
| Sexual assault | 313 |
| Robbery | 274 |
| Other | 100 |
Across 2021–2024, the current archive contains 52,696 incidents for Lubbock. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Lubbock crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-11 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Lubbock, Texas, recorded 16,125 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2023. Assault was the most reported category with 5,197 incidents, accounting for 32.2% of the total, followed by Theft and Burglary. The 2023 total was down 21.3% from 20,500 incidents in 2022. The rate was 5,926.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2023, based on the U.S. Census 2024 population estimate, with data through September 2024.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps maps police-reported crime incidents in Lubbock, Texas, using open data published by the Lubbock Police Department. Each marker reflects an incident record with its location and offense category, allowing readers to explore where reports clustered in calendar year 2023 and which offense types drove the annual total.
In 2023, Lubbock recorded 16,125 police-reported incidents over 12 months of complete data. That equals 5,926.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2023, calculated with the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 272,086 for the city. Violent incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 5,797, or 2,130.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2023, and 36% of all reports. Data on this page is current through September 2024.
Recent trend
Between the two consecutive complete calendar years, Lubbock reports declined. The city logged 20,500 police-reported incidents in 2022 and 16,125 in 2023, a decrease of 21.3%. Both years have 12 months of data, so the comparison reflects full-year totals. The archive also includes 4,844 incidents in 2021 and 11,226 incidents in 2024, but those years cover only 3 months and 9 months respectively and are partial, so they are not directly comparable to the complete years as annual totals. Data is current through September 2024.
Category breakdown
Assault was the most reported category in 2023, with 5,197 incidents representing 32.2% of the 16,125 total. Theft followed with 4,005 incidents (24.8%), and Burglary ranked third with 3,227 incidents (20%). Together, the published breakdown shows Vandalism contributed 1,862 incidents (11.5%), Auto theft added 1,134 incidents (7%), and Sexual assault accounted for 313 incidents (1.9%). The Other breakdown for 2023 lists 100 incidents of Other crime (0.6% of the total). Violent incidents as a group, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 5,797 in 2023. All category counts and shares describe the complete 12-month 2023 period from the Lubbock Police Department.
What this means
Lubbock's 2023 total of 16,125 police-reported incidents was lower than the 20,500 recorded in 2022. Assault led the 2023 mix at 5,197 reports (32.2%), ahead of Theft at 4,005 reports (24.8%) and Burglary at 3,227 reports (20%). Vandalism at 1,862 reports (11.5%) and Auto theft at 1,134 reports (7%) add smaller shares, while Sexual assault stands at 313 reports (1.9%). The shape of 2023 is therefore centered on assault, theft and burglary rather than spread evenly across categories.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Lubbock in 2023?
Lubbock had 16,125 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2023, which covered 12 months of data. That equals 5,926.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2023, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 272,086 for the city. The figure describes reports to police, not unreported incidents.
What was the most common type of crime reported in Lubbock in 2023?
Assault was the most reported category in 2023, with 5,197 incidents, or 32.2% of the 16,125 total. Theft was next with 4,005 incidents (24.8%), followed by burglary with 3,227 incidents (20%). Together, those three categories account for the largest shares of the 2023 police-reported total.
Did reported crime go up or down in Lubbock between 2022 and 2023?
Reported incidents decreased between the two consecutive complete calendar years. Lubbock recorded 20,500 incidents in 2022 and 16,125 incidents in 2023, a change of -21.3%. Both years had 12 months of data, so the comparison uses complete years. The archive also includes partial years: 4,844 incidents in 2021 over 3 months and 11,226 incidents in 2024 over 9 months.
Which Lubbock neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2023?
This 2023 summary is reported at the citywide level, with 16,125 police-reported incidents for Lubbock as a whole and no named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2023. That means comparisons for this period use citywide categories, such as assault at 5,197 incidents and theft at 4,005 incidents, rather than neighborhood-to-neighborhood differences.
Where does the Lubbock crime data come from?
The figures come from the Lubbock Police Department, listed as the upstream open-data source for this page. The department's records provide the 16,125 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2023, including the breakdowns for assault, theft, burglary and other categories, as well as the all-years archive total of 52,695 incidents from 2021 through 2024.
How up to date is the Lubbock crime data?
The dataset is current through September 2024, which is the latest month with data. The headline period remains calendar year 2023 with 16,125 incidents over 12 months. The archive also includes 11,226 incidents over 9 months in 2024, but 2024 is marked partial, so it is not compared as a full year against the complete 2022 and 2023 totals.
Explore Lubbock
By category
- Lubbock Assault (16,604)
- Lubbock Sexual assault (1,069)
- Lubbock Robbery (775)
- Lubbock Homicide (54)
- Lubbock Burglary (11,205)
- Lubbock Auto theft (3,602)
- Lubbock Theft (12,884)
- Lubbock Vandalism (6,197)
- Lubbock Other (306)
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