Poteet has a population of 3,476. During the past three years, Poteet saw 420 arrests. For 2017, the Poteet's arrest rate totaled 348.10 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 9.97% makes Poteet higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 9 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Poteet also totaled 112 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Lytle and Pleasanton, Poteet is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Poteet had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Poteet averaged 9 violent crimes and 112 non-violent crimes.
The city of Poteet experienced 128 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 6 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 10, and the aggravated assault total was 109.
It is situated in Atascosa county, Texas with a total number of 11 employees - 2 female, 8 male officers and 1 civilians. Poteet PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX0070300, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.