Hale County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Hale 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 Hale County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Hale County is 0.1213 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hale County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hale County may be as high as 1 in 4,489 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,362 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Hale County, TX: about 1 per year. The south part of Hale County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hale County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hale County about $7,240,779 in 2025, or roughly $228 per resident. This is part of Hale County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hale County, including every crime type and how Hale 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 Hale County's crime maps on the Hale County overall crime page.

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Individual Hale County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Floyd County, TX	D-	F	D	D-
Swisher County, TX	D-	F	D-	D-
Lamb County, TX	D-	D-	D	D-
Briscoe County, TX	D-	F	D+	D+
Crosby County, TX	F	D-	D-	D-
Castro County, TX	F	D-	F	F
Motley County, TX	D-	F	C-	B+
Bailey County, TX	D-	D	F	F
Cochran County, TX	D-	C-	D	D-
Parmer County, TX	D+	C-	D+	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Hale 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
Union County, GA	B+	B	B	B+
Copiah County, MS	A-	A+	A+	B
Currituck County, NC	C+	C-	C-	D+
Decatur County, GA	B-	C	C	C+
Tioga County, PA	A	B+	B+	B
Todd County, MN	B	B-	B-	B+
Toombs County, GA	C-	D-	D-	C-
Transylvania County, NC	B-	B-	B-	B-
Trempealeau County, WI	A	A	A	B+
Uintah County, UT	C-	B-	B-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hale County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hale County schools on SchoolGrade

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