Temple has a population of 74,794. During the past three years, Temple saw 7,751 arrests. For 2017, the Temple's arrest rate totaled 316.60 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 0.02% makes Temple higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 238 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Temple also totaled 2,130 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Belton and Nolanville, Temple is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Temple had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Temple averaged 238 violent crimes and 2,130 non-violent crimes.
The city of Temple experienced 1,838 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 25 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 249 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 700, and the aggravated assault total was 864.