Rusk has a population of 5,576. During the past three years, Rusk saw 280 arrests. For 2017, the Rusk's arrest rate totaled 166.79 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 47.31% makes Rusk lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 11 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Rusk also totaled 82 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Rusk had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Rusk averaged 11 violent crimes and 82 non-violent crimes.
The city of Rusk experienced 128 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 21 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 5, and the aggravated assault total was 101.
It is situated in Cherokee county, Texas with a total number of 0 employees - female, male officers and civilians. Rusk PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX0370300, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.