El Gato, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in El Gato is 0.0563 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in El Gato generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in El Gato may be as high as 1 in 13,521 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,247 in the north part of the city.

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

How El Gato's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in El Gato 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, El Gato 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 El Gato, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of El Gato about $35,049 in 2025, or roughly $106 per resident. This is part of El Gato's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Gato, including every crime type and how El Gato 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 El Gato's crime maps on the El Gato overall crime page.

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Individual El Gato Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alamo, TX	D-	D-	F	B+
Midway South, TX	C-	D+	C	B-
Donna, TX	D-	D-	D-	B-
San Juan, TX	D-	D-	D-	C
Pharr, TX	D-	D-	D-	B-
Midway North, TX	C	D	C	A+
Weslaco, TX	D-	D-	D	B
Progreso Lakes, TX	D+	D-	D+	C+
Hidalgo, TX	F	D-	F	B-
Progreso, TX	C-	D+	C-	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

El Gato is similar 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
Van Hornesville, NY	A-	B+	B+	A-
Coral, PA	A+	A	A	B
Cordova, NE	D-	F	F	A
Corn Valley, VA	D	C	C	B-
Cornish, OK	D+	C-	C-	D+
Correll, MN	F	C	C	D-
County Line, AL	B-	B	B	C-
Courtright, WV	F	C	C	B+
Westhope, OH	B	D-	D-	C
Crane, IN	A-	B+	B+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in El Gato, TX average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See El Gato schools on SchoolGrade

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