Hidalgo County

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Texas, United States
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Hidalgo County Court Cases

Find Hidalgo County court case information. Lookup your case detail via the Hidalgo County case website. Hidalgo County Texas was established in 1852. The county was once part of Cameron County. The county was named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), the priest who raised the call for Mexico’s independence from Spain, Hidalgo County covers an area of 1,569 square miles and has a reported population of 774769. The county seat and court are located in the city of Edinburg, Texas.

Crime & Case Details for Hidalgo County


For 2016, the following crime related statistics were reported in the county:

  • DWI & Alcohol-Related Driving Deaths: 92
  • Violent Crime Cases: 2558
  • Murder / Homicide Rate (per 100k residents): 3.6


For the felony cases tried in the county last year (2016), here’s how the defendants were sentenced:

  • Prison: 441
  • Texas State Jail: 1004
  • County Jail: 251
  • Probation Time: 941
  • Fines Only: 0

Hidalgo County Court Case Volume

As of August 2016, the county had the following active-pending caseload volume:

  • Civil Cases: 21060
  • Family Relations Cases: 12124
  • Juvenile Cases: 262
  • Criminal Cases: 5249