Colorado County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Colorado County is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of counties are safer and 27% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Colorado County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Colorado County is 0.0948 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Colorado County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Colorado County may be as high as 1 in 6,874 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,200 in the west part of the county.

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

How Colorado County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Colorado County about $3,632,612 in 2025, or roughly $178 per resident. This is part of Colorado County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Colorado County, including every crime type and how Colorado 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 Colorado County's crime maps on the Colorado County overall crime page.

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Individual Colorado County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Austin County, TX	C+	B-	C	D
Fayette County, TX	C+	C-	C	C
Wharton County, TX	C-	C	D	D
Lavaca County, TX	C+	C	B-	D
Washington County, TX	C	C-	C	D+
Waller County, TX	C-	C	D	C-
Fort Bend County, TX	B-	B-	C+	C-
Gonzales County, TX	D	C-	D-	D-
Bastrop County, TX	B-	B-	C	C+
Harris County, TX	D	D	D	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Colorado County is lower 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
Colfax County, NM	D-	D-	D-	D
Somerset County, MD	D-	D-	D-	D
Simpson County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Converse County, WY	B+	A	A	B+
Conecuh County, AL	C-	D+	D+	F
Comanche County, TX	D	C-	C-	D
Colusa County, CA	C-	D	D	B-
Columbia County, AR	F	D-	D-	D-
Colonial Heights City, VA	D-	C-	C-	D
St. Francis County, AR	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Colorado County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Colorado County schools on SchoolGrade

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