Murder per Capita in El Paso County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 El Paso County residents.
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1 in 21,882
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in El Paso County is about 1 in 21,882.
$86
Murder costs the average El Paso County resident about $86 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in El Paso County in green. The most dangerous areas in El Paso 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 El Paso County, TX Safe from Murder?
The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. El Paso County is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of counties are safer and 77% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to El Paso County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in El Paso County is 0.0457 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in El Paso County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in El Paso County may be as high as 1 in 8,415 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,938 in the east part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of El Paso County, TX: about 9 per year. The northeast part of El Paso County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.
How El Paso County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in El Paso 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.
| El Paso County, TX: | 0.0457 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, El Paso County 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 Paso County, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of El Paso County about $80,528,628 in 2025, or roughly $86 per resident. This is part of El Paso County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Paso County, including every crime type and how El Paso 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 El Paso County's crime maps on the El Paso County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in El Paso County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to El Paso County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D | D | D | D- | |
F | F | F | D | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
F | F | D- | D+ | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
D- | D+ | D- | F | |
D- | D | F | F | |
B | C | B- | C | |
C- | D+ | D | D- |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
El Paso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D | F | F | D- | |
D | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B- | A+ | A+ | D- | |
B- | C | C | A- | |
A- | B | B | A- | |
A- | B | B | C- | |
A+ | A- | A- | A- | |
B- | B- | B- | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in El Paso County, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See El Paso County schools on SchoolGrade
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