Calvert tops Texas burglary list, despite small size

CALVERT, Texas (KRHD) — A small Texas city tucked between Waco and Bryan has found itself at the top of an unexpected list — the most burglarized city in the state.

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Calvert, a community of fewer than 1,000 people along Highway 6, earned this distinction in a new SafeWise survey that analyzed FBI burglary data from 2023. The research found that while larger metropolitan areas like Houston, Dallas and San Antonio might seem like obvious candidates, Calvert's 16 reported burglaries that year translated to 1.65 burglaries per 100 residents.

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"I thought it was kind of ludicrous because we are a little small town, so I knew it was kind of, kind of crazy," Calvert resident Kervin Babers said.

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