Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mercedes, TX Crime Grade
How Mercedes 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
8/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mercedes, TX was 347.0 per 100,000 residents (62 incidents over a population of 17,869). That puts Mercedes 7% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 0% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mercedes (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mercedes 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 | 401.6(67) | 800.5(131) | 554.6(94) | 396.6(67) | 347.0(62) |
| Murder | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.9(9) | 73.3(12) | 106.2(18) | 94.7(16) | 89.5(16) |
| Robbery | 30.0(5) | 42.8(7) | 76.7(13) | 29.6(5) | 39.2(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 311.7(52) | 684.4(112) | 371.7(63) | 272.3(46) | 218.3(39) |
| Property crime | 2469.4(412) | 2927.0(479) | 3410.2(578) | 3243.9(548) | 1818.8(325) |
| Burglary | 275.7(46) | 287.2(47) | 230.1(39) | 177.6(30) | 111.9(20) |
| Larceny | 1966.0(328) | 2370.9(388) | 2908.7(493) | 2723.0(460) | 1600.5(286) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 209.8(35) | 244.4(40) | 253.7(43) | 301.9(51) | 100.7(18) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Mercedes's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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