Hood County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Hood County is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of counties are safer and 63% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hood County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Hood County is 0.0567 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hood County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hood County may be as high as 1 in 12,167 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,178 in the south part of the county.

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

How Hood County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hood County about $6,878,236 in 2025, or roughly $106 per resident. This is part of Hood County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hood County, including every crime type and how Hood 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 Hood County's crime maps on the Hood County overall crime page.

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Individual Hood County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Somervell County, TX	C	C	C	C
Parker County, TX	A-	B	A	C
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	D+
Erath County, TX	D	C	D-	D+
Palo Pinto County, TX	D	C-	D	C-
Tarrant County, TX	C-	C	D+	B+
Hill County, TX	D	D+	D-	D
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Comanche County, TX	D	C-	D	D
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Hood 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
Rice County, MN	B	B	B	A-
Marion County, OH	B	B+	B+	B+
Marion County, WV	B+	B+	B+	C
Marquette County, MI	C-	C	C	B-
Pike County, KY	B	B+	B+	C+
Pike County, PA	A+	A-	A-	B+
Pope County, AR	D+	D	D	B-
Portage County, WI	B	A-	A-	C+
Pulaski County, KY	C+	B-	B-	C
Pulaski County, MO	C-	D+	D+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hood County, TX average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Hood County schools on SchoolGrade

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