Hill County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Hill County is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of counties are safer and 20% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hill County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Hill County is 0.1089 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hill County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hill County may be as high as 1 in 6,971 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,922 in the east part of the county.

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

How Hill County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hill County about $7,382,944 in 2025, or roughly $205 per resident. This is part of Hill County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hill County, including every crime type and how Hill 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 Hill County's crime maps on the Hill County overall crime page.

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Individual Hill County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bosque County, TX	C+	C	C+	C-
McLennan County, TX	C	D+	C-	C-
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	D+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Somervell County, TX	C	C	C	C
Navarro County, TX	D+	D+	D	D+
Hood County, TX	C+	B-	B-	B
Limestone County, TX	C+	C-	C+	D+
Hamilton County, TX	D	D+	D+	C+
Freestone County, TX	D	D-	D+	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Hill 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
Mason County, MI	A-	B	B	A-
Person County, NC	C+	C+	C+	D+
Perry County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Perry County, OH	B+	B-	B-	B+
Perry County, KY	C+	B+	B+	C+
Peach County, GA	B+	C	C	C
Pasquotank County, NC	D+	C-	C-	D+
Park County, WY	A	A+	A+	A-
Panola County, MS	A-	A+	A+	B
Palo Pinto County, TX	D	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hill County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Hill County schools on SchoolGrade

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