It is located in Henderson County, TX. It has a population of 12,826 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 296.27 per 10.000 people. There have been 380 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.002%. The majority of crimes committed in Athens are larceny/theft crimes - 234 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 41 felony charges and 339 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Athens averaged 548 violent crimes. Of that total, 5 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 112 was for legacy rape, 120 was for robbery, and 311 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Henderson county, Texas with a total number of 32 employees - 3 female, 23 male officers and 6 civilians. Athens PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX1070100, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.