Palacios has a population of 4,676. During the past three years, Palacios saw 416 arrests. For 2017, the Palacios's arrest rate totaled 273.74 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 13.52% makes Palacios lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 7 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Palacios also totaled 121 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Palacios had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Palacios averaged 7 violent crimes and 121 non-violent crimes.
The city of Palacios experienced 153 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 16 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 27, and the aggravated assault total was 110.
It is situated in Matagorda county, Texas with a total number of 16 employees - 1 female, 10 male officers and 5 civilians. Palacios PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX1610200, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.