Lubbock County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Lubbock County is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of counties are safer and 14% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lubbock County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Lubbock County is 0.1303 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lubbock County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lubbock County may be as high as 1 in 4,318 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,399 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Lubbock County, TX: about 14 per year. The southeast part of Lubbock County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Lubbock County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lubbock County about $78,926,231 in 2025, or roughly $245 per resident. This is part of Lubbock County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lubbock County, including every crime type and how Lubbock 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 Lubbock County's crime maps on the Lubbock County overall crime page.

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Individual Lubbock County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lynn County, TX	D	D	D	D-
Hockley County, TX	D	C-	D	D
Crosby County, TX	F	D-	D-	D-
Terry County, TX	D-	C	F	D
Garza County, TX	F	F	D-	D-
Lamb County, TX	D-	D-	D	D-
Floyd County, TX	D-	F	D	D-
Cochran County, TX	D-	C-	D	D-
Dickens County, TX	F	F	F	D-
Yoakum County, TX	D-	D	D-	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Lubbock 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
Whatcom County, WA	D-	C	C	A
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	B-	B-
Shelby County, TN	F	F	F	F
Wake County, NC	C	B	B	B
Shelby County, AL	B+	A+	A+	C+
Ramsey County, MN	D+	C-	C-	B-
Sussex County, DE	B-	B	B	A
Rutherford County, TN	C+	C+	C+	B
Racine County, WI	B-	C+	C+	C+
Tulare County, CA	B-	C-	C-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lubbock County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lubbock County schools on SchoolGrade

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