Maverick County Crime Rate Surpasses Val Verde County
By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
Maverick County recorded a significantly higher overall crime rate than neighboring Val Verde County during 2025, according to the latest information released by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS reported 862 index crimes in Maverick County during the 12-month period. Based on a population of 58,824, the county recorded an overall crime rate of 1,465.4 offenses per 100,000 residents.
Val Verde County reported 499 index crimes among a population of 47,897. Its crime rate was 1,041.8 offenses per 100,000 residents.
The figures show Maverick County’s overall crime rate was approximately 40.7 percent higher than Val Verde County’s rate.
Maverick County recorded 118 violent offenses, including one murder, seven rapes, 11 robberies and 99 aggravated assaults. That produced a violent crime rate of 200.6 offenses per 100,000 residents.
Val Verde County reported 80 violent offenses, including no murders, 36 rapes, eight robberies and 36 aggravated assaults. Its violent crime rate was 167.1 per 100,000 residents.
Although Maverick County recorded the higher overall violent crime rate, Val Verde County reported a considerably higher number and rate of sexual assaults. Val Verde’s reported rape rate was 75.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.9 in Maverick County.
Property offenses accounted for most of the reported crime in both counties.
Maverick County recorded 175 burglaries, 505 larceny and theft offenses and 59 motor vehicle thefts. Its combined property crime rate was approximately 1,256.3 offenses per 100,000 residents.
Val Verde County reported 105 burglaries, 293 larceny and theft offenses and 18 motor vehicle thefts. Its combined property crime rate was approximately 868.5 per 100,000 residents.
Law enforcement agencies cleared 141 of Maverick County’s reported index crimes, producing a clearance rate of 16.4 percent. Val Verde County cleared 74 offenses for a rate of 14.8 percent.
The DPS numbers represent offenses known to law enforcement agencies and do not necessarily indicate that an arrest was made or that a defendant was convicted.
The comparison shows that despite Val Verde County reporting a larger number of people incarcerated through convictions originating in that county, Maverick County experienced the higher reported crime rate during 2025.
Prison populations can reflect convictions accumulated over many years and can also be influenced by prosecution practices, plea agreements, probation decisions, repeat offenses and the length of sentences imposed.
