Murder per Capita in Big Wells
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Big Wells residents.
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$201
Murder costs the average Big Wells resident about $201 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Big Wells in green. The most dangerous areas in Big Wells 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 Big Wells, TX Safe from Murder?
The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Big Wells is in the 17th percentile for safety, meaning 83% of cities are safer and 17% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Big Wells's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Big Wells is 0.1070 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Big Wells generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Big Wells may be as high as 1 in 9,082 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,604 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Big Wells, TX: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Big Wells has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Big Wells's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Big Wells to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Big Wells, TX: | 0.1070 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Big Wells 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 Big Wells, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Big Wells about $60,507 in 2025, or roughly $201 per resident. This is part of Big Wells's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Big Wells, including every crime type and how Big Wells 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 Big Wells's crime maps on the Big Wells overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Big Wells is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Big Wells.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | C- | |
F | F | F | C- | |
F | F | F | A- | |
F | D- | F | D | |
D- | D | D- | D | |
D | F | D | A- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D | C- | D | B+ | |
F | F | F | F |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Big Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | B | B | B+ | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
B | B | B | A- | |
C+ | C- | C- | B | |
D- | F | F | C- | |
C+ | B- | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B- | A- | A- | C+ | |
C+ | D- | D- | D+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Big Wells, TX average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Big Wells schools on SchoolGrade
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