Santa Cruz, TX Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Santa Cruz in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Cruz are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Santa Cruz, TX Safe from Assault?

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Santa Cruz is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Cruz's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Santa Cruz is 4.597 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Cruz generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Santa Cruz may be as high as 1 in 191 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 274 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Santa Cruz, TX: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Santa Cruz has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Cruz's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Santa Cruz to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Santa Cruz 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.

The Cost of Assault in Santa Cruz, TX

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Santa Cruz about $103,235 in 2025, or roughly $132 per resident. This is part of Santa Cruz's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Cruz, including every crime type and how Santa Cruz compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

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 Santa Cruz's crime maps on the Santa Cruz overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Cruz Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Santa Cruz is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Cruz.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Rio Grande City, TX	F	F	F	D-
Garza-Salinas II, TX	F	F	F	D-
Los Ebanos, TX	D	D	D	D
Garciasville, TX	F	F	D-	D-
La Casita, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Loma Linda East, TX	F	F	F	F
Rosita, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Grulla, TX	D-	F	D-	D-
Escobares, TX	F	F	D-	F
East Alto Bonito, TX	F	D	F	D+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Santa Cruz 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
Clifford, NY	A+	A-	A-	B+
Utopia, TX	C	D+	D+	C-
Ulman, MO	C+	C	C	C+
Uehling, NE	D+	B-	B-	B
Turtle Lake, ND	D	C	C	C+
Turnersville, TN	C+	C	C	C
Five Points, AL	B-	D	D	D-
Denmark, TN	C-	C-	C-	C-
Cordova, NC	D	D+	D+	D+
Colesburg, IA	B+	B-	B-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Cruz, TX average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Santa Cruz schools on SchoolGrade

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