The city of Harker Heights, with a total population of 30,252, experienced 3,005 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 367.58 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 16.12% difference making Harker Heights higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 78 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Harker Heights also handled 1,034 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Belton and Killeen, Harker Heights is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Harker Heights experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Harker Heights totaled 78 violent crimes and 1,034 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Harker Heights experienced 789 violent crimes. Of those, 10 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 8 were for revised rape, another 131 were for legacy rape, 226 were for robbery, and 414 were for aggravated assault.