Driftwood, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Driftwood is in the 78th percentile for safety, meaning 22% of cities are safer and 78% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Driftwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Driftwood is 0.0333 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Driftwood generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Driftwood may be as high as 1 in 18,977 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 70,035 in the east part of the city.

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

How Driftwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Driftwood 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, Driftwood is safer than the Texas state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Driftwood, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Driftwood about $443,234 in 2025, or roughly $63 per resident. This is part of Driftwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Driftwood, including every crime type and how Driftwood 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 Driftwood's crime maps on the Driftwood overall crime page.

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Individual Driftwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Dripping Springs, TX	A	B+	A-	A-
Woodcreek, TX	B+	B-	B+	B
Wimberley, TX	C+	C+	C	B+
Mountain City, TX	B-	C	B-	C+
Manchaca, TX	B	B+	B-	A
Buda, TX	B+	B+	B	B+
Henly, TX	B+	B	B	A-
San Leanna, TX	B-	B-	C	A
Sunset Valley, TX	F	D-	F	B
Creedmoor, TX	A-	B	A-	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Driftwood is lower 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
Kaneohe Station, HI	B+	A+	A+	A+
Giddings, TX	C	C-	C-	D
Greenup, KY	B-	B	B	C+
Hampden, ME	A	A+	A+	A+
Hampstead, NH	B+	A+	A+	A+
Hampton, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Hawthorne, FL	A+	B+	B+	B
Highland Heights, KY	D+	B+	B+	C-
Homestead Meadows South, TX	D	D	D	C+
Hull, GA	B+	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Driftwood, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Driftwood schools on SchoolGrade

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