Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Live Oak, TX Crime Grade
How Live Oak grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Texas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
7/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Live Oak, TX was 257.4 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 16,319). That puts Live Oak 21% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 26% below the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Live Oak #2,417 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #152 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is up 72% year over year and up 158% over the last five years.
Live Oak, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Texas Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 257.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,417 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #152 of 250
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 72%
- 5-year change
- up 158%
- Population
- 16,319
- Reporting agency
- Live Oak Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Live Oak Police Department (FBI ORI TX0151600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Live Oak (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Live Oak vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 99.7(17) | 226.6(36) | 168.5(27) | 149.6(24) | 257.4(42) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 12.3(2) |
| Rape | 46.9(8) | 31.5(5) | 74.9(12) | 81.0(13) | 122.6(20) |
| Robbery | 17.6(3) | 81.8(13) | 37.5(6) | 12.5(2) | 36.8(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 35.2(6) | 113.3(18) | 56.2(9) | 56.1(9) | 85.8(14) |
| Property crime | 2486.7(424) | 3897.0(619) | 4538.1(727) | 3770.9(605) | 3088.4(504) |
| Burglary | 140.8(24) | 283.3(45) | 418.2(67) | 218.2(35) | 122.6(20) |
| Larceny | 2029.2(346) | 3122.6(496) | 3352.1(537) | 3054.1(490) | 2598.2(424) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 299.1(51) | 472.2(75) | 767.8(123) | 492.4(79) | 367.7(60) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Live Oak, TX Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Live Oak Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Live Oak calculated?
- Live Oak's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Texas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Live Oak Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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