Murder per Capita in Gaines County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Gaines County residents.
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1 in 6,826
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Gaines County is about 1 in 6,826.
$275
Murder costs the average Gaines County resident about $275 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Gaines County in green. The most dangerous areas in Gaines 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 Gaines County, TX Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Gaines County is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of counties are safer and 10% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gaines County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Gaines County is 0.1465 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gaines County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gaines County may be as high as 1 in 5,461 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,050 in the southwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Gaines County, TX: about 1 per year. The north part of Gaines County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Gaines County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Gaines 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.
| Gaines County, TX: | 0.1465 |
|---|---|
| Texas: | 0.0769 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Gaines 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 Gaines County, TX
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gaines County about $6,573,822 in 2025, or roughly $275 per resident. This is part of Gaines County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gaines County, including every crime type and how Gaines 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 Gaines County's crime maps on the Gaines County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Gaines County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Gaines County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D- | D | D- | D- | |
D | D | D | F | |
C | D+ | C+ | F | |
D- | C | F | D | |
D- | D- | D | D | |
D | D | D | D- | |
F | C | D- | D- | |
D- | D | D- | D- | |
F | F | D- | D- | |
C | C- | C+ | F |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Gaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D+ | D+ | D | |
B | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | D | D | D | |
C | C- | C- | D+ | |
C- | D | D | C+ | |
A | A | A | B | |
A- | B | B | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ | B | |
B- | C+ | C+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gaines County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Gaines County schools on SchoolGrade
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