Red Oak, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Red Oak is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Red Oak's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Red Oak is 0.0935 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Red Oak generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Red Oak may be as high as 1 in 9,120 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 12,648 in the south part of the city.

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

How Red Oak's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Red Oak 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, Red Oak 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 Red Oak, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Red Oak about $5,165,268 in 2025, or roughly $176 per resident. This is part of Red Oak's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Red Oak, including every crime type and how Red Oak 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 Red Oak's crime maps on the Red Oak overall crime page.

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Individual Red Oak Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pecan Hill, TX	A-	B	A	C
Oak Leaf, TX	B+	C+	B+	C-
Glenn Heights, TX	D+	D+	D	C
Ovilla, TX	B-	C	B	D
Lancaster, TX	D	D-	D	B-
DeSoto, TX	D	D-	D	A-
Ike, TX	B+	B-	A-	C
Waxahachie, TX	C	C-	C	D+
Ferris, TX	D	D	D-	D-
Palmer, TX	B	C-	A-	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Red Oak 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
Duncan, OK	D	D+	D+	C
Flushing, MI	B-	C	C	C
Ferndale, WA	D	C+	C+	A+
Farmington, UT	B	B+	B+	A+
Farmington, NM	D-	D-	D-	D
Farmington, MO	C-	C	C	C-
Enfield, CT	B-	A+	A+	A
El Sobrante, CA	C-	C-	C-	D
El Dorado, AR	D-	F	F	D-
El Cerrito, CA	C-	D	D	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Red Oak, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Red Oak schools on SchoolGrade

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