Falls County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Falls County is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of counties are safer and 16% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Falls County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Falls County is 0.1228 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Falls County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Falls County may be as high as 1 in 6,003 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,067 in the south part of the county.

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

How Falls County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Falls County about $3,834,547 in 2025, or roughly $231 per resident. This is part of Falls County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Falls County, including every crime type and how Falls 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 Falls County's crime maps on the Falls County overall crime page.

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Individual Falls County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
McLennan County, TX	C	D+	C-	C-
Robertson County, TX	D	D+	D	D+
Limestone County, TX	C+	C-	C+	D+
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	C	C-
Bell County, TX	C	C-	C-	C+
Coryell County, TX	D	D	D-	C-
Freestone County, TX	D	D-	D+	D+
Leon County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D+
Madison County, TX	C	C	C	C-
Lampasas County, TX	D+	D-	D+	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Falls 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
Winston County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Brown County, KS	C-	C+	C+	C
Brown County, MN	B+	A-	A-	A
Brunswick County, VA	D-	D+	D+	F
Buchanan County, IA	A	B+	B+	A+
Buchanan County, VA	C	C	C	C-
Buckingham County, VA	B+	A	A	D+
Worth County, IA	B+	B+	B+	A
Worth County, GA	B	C+	C+	C
Woodward County, OK	D+	D+	D+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Falls County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Falls County schools on SchoolGrade

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