Sour Lake has a population of 1,835. During the past three years, Sour Lake saw 84 arrests. For 2017, the Sour Lake's arrest rate totaled 168.94 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 46.63% makes Sour Lake lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 4 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sour Lake also totaled 27 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Sour Lake had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sour Lake averaged 4 violent crimes and 27 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sour Lake experienced 31 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 1 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 29.
It is situated in Hardin county, Texas with a total number of 8 employees - 0 female, 7 male officers and 1 civilians. Sour Lake PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX1000300, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.