Leon County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Leon County is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of counties are safer and 24% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leon County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Leon County is 0.0989 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leon County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Leon County may be as high as 1 in 7,528 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,464 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Leon County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Leon County about $2,813,098 in 2025, or roughly $186 per resident. This is part of Leon County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leon County, including every crime type and how Leon 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 Leon County's crime maps on the Leon County overall crime page.

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Individual Leon County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Madison County, TX	C	C	C	C-
Freestone County, TX	D	D-	D+	D+
Houston County, TX	D-	D-	D	D-
Limestone County, TX	C+	C-	C+	D+
Robertson County, TX	D	D+	D	D+
Anderson County, TX	D	D	D-	D+
Walker County, TX	D+	C-	D	D
Trinity County, TX	D	D-	D-	C-
Falls County, TX	D+	D	D+	D
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	C	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Leon County is similar 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
Red River Parish, LA	D	D	D	F
Jones County, NC	B	B	B	D
Juab County, UT	C	C	C	A-
Kanabec County, MN	A-	A-	A-	A+
Kearney County, NE	B+	B	B	A-
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK	C	F	F	D-
Quitman County, MS	C-	B+	B+	D
Radford City, VA	C-	A	A	C-
Rains County, TX	C	B-	B-	C
Ralls County, MO	C	D-	D-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leon County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Leon County schools on SchoolGrade

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