CALVERT, Texas (KBTX) - Newly released FBI crime data ranks the small town of Calvert as the most burglarized city in the state, but city officials and long-time residents insist it doesn’t paint an accurate picture of their quiet community.

A SafeWise analysis of 2023 data identified Calvert as the most burglarized city in Texas, a finding derived from examining FBI burglary numbers in conjunction with population size.

With a population of just 969 residents and a total of 16 burglaries in 2023, it’s this per-capita figure that propelled Calvert to the top of the list.

This ranking doesn’t mean Calvert had the highest overall number of burglaries; larger cities like Houston and Dallas report far more cases.

City of Calvert Chief of Police Cedric Watson told KBTX he was shocked by

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