Hale Center Texas

Hale Center, Texas has recorded 69 homicides over the tracked period, with 81 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #47 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 13% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 9 of those incidents, while 34 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 43% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown, knife/cutting instrument as the next-most-frequent categories. The single deadliest month on record was July 2022, with 10 homicides logged. Reporting is dominated by Hale Center Police Department, which filed 69 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs near the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Texas's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Texas state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Texas coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.