Theft and Assault Accounted for More Than 80 Percent of Reported Offenses in Eagle Pass

By Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2026 Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

Theft and assault accounted for approximately 84 percent of the offenses Eagle Pass police reported during 2025, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The department recorded 341 theft offenses and 306 assaults. Together, those categories represented 647 of the 770 offenses listed for Eagle Pass in the state’s 2025 Border Crime Report.

In neighboring Del Rio, police reported 253 theft offenses and 218 assaults. Those categories accounted for approximately 79 percent of its 599 reported offenses.

Despite having a smaller population, Eagle Pass recorded more offenses across the report’s selected categories. Its rate reached approximately 2,662 offenses per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,728 in Del Rio, approximately 54 percent higher.

The assault figures included both simple and aggravated assault. Consequently, they should not be interpreted as counts of aggravated assault alone. The comparison covered city police jurisdictions rather than countywide totals.

The findings placed theft and assault at the center of Eagle Pass’s reported crime picture. However, the figures reflected selected offenses reported to police during 2025 and did not, by themselves, establish whether crime increased or decreased.

This year’s statistics have yet to be disclosed.