Comal County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Comal County is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of counties are safer and 48% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Comal County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Comal County is 0.0687 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Comal County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Comal County may be as high as 1 in 9,847 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,645 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Comal County, TX: about 2 per year. The northeast part of Comal County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Comal County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Comal 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, Comal County is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Comal County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Comal County about $23,895,878 in 2025, or roughly $129 per resident. This is part of Comal County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Comal County, including every crime type and how Comal 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 Comal County's crime maps on the Comal County overall crime page.

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Individual Comal County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Guadalupe County, TX	B+	B+	B-	C
Hays County, TX	B+	B+	B-	A
Bexar County, TX	D+	C	D-	A+
Kendall County, TX	B	C	B+	D+
Blanco County, TX	C	D+	C-	C-
Caldwell County, TX	C+	C+	C-	C+
Wilson County, TX	A	B+	A	D+
Gonzales County, TX	D	C-	D-	D-
Bandera County, TX	C	C	C-	C-
Medina County, TX	C	C-	C-	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Comal 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
Charles County, MD	B	B-	B-	D
Franklin County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Fairfield County, OH	A-	A+	A+	A-
Davidson County, NC	B	C+	C+	B
Columbia County, GA	A+	A	A	B+
Stafford County, VA	A	A	A	B
Beaver County, PA	A	A	A	B-
Aiken County, SC	C-	D+	D+	D
McLean County, IL	A	A	A	A-
Merrimack County, NH	A-	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Comal County, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Comal County schools on SchoolGrade

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