Annual Report
Key Performance Metrics
Violent Crime
Violent crimes are offenses which involve force or threat of force. Per FBI
Uniform Crime Reporting defi nitions, violent crime is composed of four
offenses: Murder, Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault.
The FBI collects Uniform
Crime Data from partici-
pating agencies across the
nation. This data, while
voluntary, is only a small
representation of the over-
all crime statistics in a city.
In Harlingen, our statistics
are compared to previous
years for a more accurate
portrayal of reported crimes
and the overall well-being
of our community.
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Harlingen, Texas
Violent Crime