San Marcos has a population of 65,327. During the past three years, San Marcos saw 5,979 arrests. For 2017, the San Marcos's arrest rate totaled 265.28 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 16.19% makes San Marcos lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 222 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of San Marcos also totaled 1,511 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Buda and Kyle, San Marcos is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, San Marcos had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, San Marcos averaged 222 violent crimes and 1,511 non-violent crimes.
The city of San Marcos experienced 2,049 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 18 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 279 was for legacy rape and 30 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 456, and the aggravated assault total was 1,266.