El Paso, TX Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in the El Paso area in green. The most dangerous areas in the El Paso area 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 El Paso, TX Safe from Burglary?

The D grade means the rate of burglary is higher than the average US city. El Paso is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the El Paso area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in the El Paso area is 3.483 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the El Paso area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in the El Paso area may be as high as 1 in 104 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 549 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the northwest parts of El Paso, TX: about 687 per year. The southwest part of the El Paso area has fewer cases of burglary with only 51 in a typical year.

How El Paso's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in the El Paso area 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 burglary rate, the El Paso area is as safe as 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 Burglary in El Paso, TX

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of El Paso about $29,705,098 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of the El Paso area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Paso, including every crime type and how El Paso compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary 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 El Paso's crime maps on the El Paso overall crime page.

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Individual El Paso Crime Maps & Stats

Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in the El Paso area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the El Paso area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	D-	D
Socorro, TX	D	D	D	D
Homestead Meadows South, TX	D	D	D	C-
Sunland Park, NM	D	D	D	C-
Homestead Meadows North, TX	D	D	D	A
Horizon City, TX	D+	D	D+	A-
Santa Teresa, NM	C-	C-	C-	C
Dell City, TX	F	F	F	F
Salt Flat, TX	F	F	F	F
Columbus, NM	D-	D-	D-	F

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

El Paso is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	B
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	B+
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	C
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-	D
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Albany, NY	B-	C	C	B-
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-	D
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in El Paso, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See El Paso schools on SchoolGrade

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