Balch Springs, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Balch Springs in green. The most dangerous areas in Balch Springs 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 Balch Springs, TX Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Balch Springs is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Balch Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Balch Springs is 0.0997 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balch Springs generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Balch Springs may be as high as 1 in 8,202 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,866 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Balch Springs, TX: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Balch Springs has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Balch Springs's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Balch Springs 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 murder rate, Balch Springs 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 Murder in Balch Springs, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Balch Springs about $5,859,001 in 2025, or roughly $187 per resident. This is part of Balch Springs's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Balch Springs, including every crime type and how Balch Springs compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Balch Springs's crime maps on the Balch Springs overall crime page.

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Individual Balch Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Balch Springs is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Balch Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mesquite, TX	F	F	F	D-
Kleberg, TX	A-	C-	B+	A+
Seagoville, TX	C-	D	C	C
Sunnyvale, TX	D	D+	D-	B
Hutchins, TX	D+	D-	D+	B
Forney, TX	B-	B	C+	B-
Crandall, TX	B-	B	C	C
Dallas, TX	D+	D+	D	B-
Heath, TX	B-	B	C+	C-
Lancaster, TX	D	D-	D	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Balch Springs is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eldersburg, MD	C+	B+	B+	C
Patterson, CA	C	D	D	C+
Plum, PA	A	A+	A+	B
Powell, TN	D+	D-	D-	B-
Richmond Hill, GA	A	A	A	A-
Feasterville-Trevose, PA	B+	B+	B+	A-
Faribault, MN	C-	C-	C-	B-
Ellensburg, WA	D-	C	C	A+
Elk River, MN	B	A-	A-	B
Pacific Palisades, CA	C-	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Balch Springs, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Balch Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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