According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Hico is safer than 83% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Texas, only on the order of 14% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Hico. If you live in Hico, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 369. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 47.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Hico has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Hico is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hico does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hico.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Hico occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Hico; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 492. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Hico compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Hico is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Hico is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.