The crime rate in Palmer is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 12 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Palmer is 1 in 80. Based on FBI crime data, Palmer is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Texas, Palmer has a crime rate that is higher than 53% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Palmer to other communities of similar population, then Palmer crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Palmer does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Palmer does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Palmer.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Palmer occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Palmer; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 414. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Palmer; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that Palmer has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Palmer is one in 276.