Assault per Capita in Hidalgo
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Hidalgo residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Hidalgo residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Hidalgo is about 1 in 189.
Assault costs the average Hidalgo resident about $152 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Hidalgo in green. The most dangerous areas in Hidalgo are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Hidalgo is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hidalgo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Hidalgo is 5.285 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hidalgo generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Hidalgo may be as high as 1 in 69 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 368 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Hidalgo, TX: about 18 per year. The northwest part of Hidalgo has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Hidalgo to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Hidalgo, TX: | 5.285 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 2.918 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Hidalgo is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Hidalgo about $2,185,459 in 2025, or roughly $152 per resident. This is part of Hidalgo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hidalgo, including every crime type and how Hidalgo compares to other cities.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Hidalgo's crime maps on the Hidalgo overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D | D- | D | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D- | F | D- | |
D | D | D | D | |
D | D | D | D | |
F | D- | F | D- |
Hidalgo is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D+ | C- | C- | C- | |
B | A- | A- | B | |
F | F | F | F | |
B | B | B | B- | |
C- | C | C | B- | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B | |
C- | C- | C- | C | |
A+ | A | A | A- | |
B- | B+ | B+ | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hidalgo, TX average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hidalgo schools on SchoolGrade
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