SNEAK PEEK #3: How Much Water Does a 10 Gallon Hat Really Hold? Of course our new 10 Issue (which hits newsstands on Tuesday!) isn't just filled with lists like 10 Provocative Questions about Chickens and 10 Ridiculous Feats of Literature. It also tackles some of the biggest questions ever asked by mankind.
The most violent cities in Texas. Back to Gallery. Odessa had the highest violent crime rate out of 24 metropolitan areas in Texas in 2013, according to the most recent FBI data. The West Texas city recorded a violent crime rate of 806.4 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report for 2013. By comparison, the San Antonio metro area had a 459.7 incidents per 100,000 that year, the 9th most of any Texas city.
Since the most populated areas will typically have the highest number of crimes, it wouldnât be safe to assume the cities with the most crime are the most dangerous in Texas. We calculated the violent crime rate in each city by dividing the total number of violent crimes by the population and multiplying by 100,000.