San Marcos, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. San Marcos is in the 72nd percentile for safety, meaning 28% of cities are safer and 72% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Marcos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in San Marcos is 0.0387 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Marcos generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in San Marcos may be as high as 1 in 18,974 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 62,519 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of San Marcos, TX: about 1 per year. The east part of San Marcos has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How San Marcos's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in San Marcos 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, San Marcos 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 San Marcos, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of San Marcos about $6,359,821 in 2025, or roughly $73 per resident. This is part of San Marcos's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Marcos, including every crime type and how San Marcos 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 San Marcos's crime maps on the San Marcos overall crime page.

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Individual San Marcos Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in San Marcos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Marcos.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hays, TX	B+	B+	B	A-
Redwood, TX	C-	C+	D	C-
Reedville, TX	C-	C-	D+	C-
Martindale, TX	D+	D+	D	D+
Maxwell, TX	C	C-	C-	C-
Staples, TX	D-	C+	F	C
Kyle, TX	B	B-	B-	A-
Zorn, TX	C	C-	C-	D+
Uhland, TX	B+	C	A-	A-
Fentress, TX	A-	A-	A-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

San Marcos is lower 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
Charleston, WV	C-	C	C	C-
Camden, NJ	C-	D	D	C
Carson, CA	C-	D	D	C
Caguas, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Charlottesville, VA	D+	B	B	F
Chicago, IL	C-	C	C	C-
Canoga Park, CA	D+	D+	D+	B+
Carrollton, TX	D	D+	D+	B
Cambridge, MA	D+	D	D	C+
Camarillo, CA	C	D+	D+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Marcos, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See San Marcos schools on SchoolGrade

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