Brown County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Brown County is in the 31st percentile for safety, meaning 69% of counties are safer and 31% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brown County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Brown County is 0.0878 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brown County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Brown County may be as high as 1 in 8,558 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,937 in the east part of the county.

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

How Brown County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Brown County 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, Brown County 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 Brown County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Brown County about $6,387,059 in 2025, or roughly $165 per resident. This is part of Brown County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brown County, including every crime type and how Brown County compares to other counties.

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 Brown County's crime maps on the Brown County overall crime page.

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Individual Brown County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Brown County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Brown County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Coleman County, TX	F	D-	F	D
Mills County, TX	C-	C-	C+	D
Comanche County, TX	D	C-	D	D
Hamilton County, TX	D	D+	D+	C+
Erath County, TX	D	C	D-	D+
Runnels County, TX	D	D	D	D
Concho County, TX	C-	D+	C	D-
Coryell County, TX	D	D	D-	C-
Somervell County, TX	C	C	C	C
Bosque County, TX	C+	C	C+	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Brown County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jackson County, NC	D+	C	C	C-
Monroe County, WI	B+	B+	B+	B
Lawrence County, AL	C+	B-	B-	B-
Lassen County, CA	C	D	D	B-
Lake County, MT	C-	D	D	A
Knox County, ME	A-	A+	A+	A-
Jasper County, IN	A+	A+	A+	A
Jasper County, IA	B	B	B	A
Jackson County, OH	B+	B	B	B-
Murray County, GA	B+	B+	B+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brown County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Brown County schools on SchoolGrade

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