Sweetwater has a population of 10,726. During the past three years, Sweetwater saw 1,503 arrests. For 2017, the Sweetwater's arrest rate totaled 379.45 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 19.87% makes Sweetwater higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 46 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sweetwater also totaled 361 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Sweetwater had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sweetwater averaged 46 violent crimes and 361 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sweetwater experienced 1,009 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 116 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 74, and the aggravated assault total was 816.
It is situated in Nolan county, Texas with a total number of 30 employees - 1 female, 23 male officers and 6 civilians. Sweetwater PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TX1770300, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.