New Braunfels, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. New Braunfels is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Braunfels's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in New Braunfels is 0.0682 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Braunfels generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in New Braunfels may be as high as 1 in 8,638 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,398 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of New Braunfels, TX: about 2 per year. The north part of New Braunfels has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How New Braunfels's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in New Braunfels 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, New Braunfels is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in New Braunfels, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of New Braunfels about $18,801,613 in 2025, or roughly $128 per resident. This is part of New Braunfels's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Braunfels, including every crime type and how New Braunfels compares to other cities.

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 New Braunfels's crime maps on the New Braunfels overall crime page.

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Individual New Braunfels Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in New Braunfels is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Braunfels.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Startzville, TX	B+	B+	C+	C
Schumannsville, TX	A-	D-	A+	A-
Mc Queeney, TX	C+	C+	C	D+
Zorn, TX	C	C-	C-	D+
Garden Ridge, TX	B-	C	B+	D
Sattler, TX	A-	C	A	C+
Canyon Lake, TX	B	B	B	B+
Redwood, TX	C-	C+	D	C-
Hays, TX	B+	B+	B	A-
San Marcos, TX	D	C-	D-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

New Braunfels is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Utica, MI	B-	B	B	A-
Vancouver, WA	F	C-	C-	A+
Tacoma, WA	F	D-	D-	B
Tampa, FL	A-	B	B	A
The Colony, TX	C-	B-	B-	B+
Thornton, CO	D-	D+	D+	B-
Topeka, KS	D-	D	D	B
Union City, NJ	C+	C	C	B-
Sylmar, CA	C+	C	C	C
Tallahassee, FL	A+	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Braunfels, TX average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See New Braunfels schools on SchoolGrade

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