Sour Lake, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Sour Lake is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of cities are safer and 34% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sour Lake's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sour Lake is 0.0758 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sour Lake generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sour Lake may be as high as 1 in 11,184 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,547 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Sour Lake's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sour Lake 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, Sour Lake is as safe as 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 Sour Lake, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sour Lake about $665,447 in 2025, or roughly $142 per resident. This is part of Sour Lake's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sour Lake, including every crime type and how Sour Lake 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 Sour Lake's crime maps on the Sour Lake overall crime page.

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Individual Sour Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pine Ridge, TX	C	C-	C	C-
Bevil Oaks, TX	C	C-	D+	D
China, TX	D+	D	D	D+
Voth, TX	C+	C-	C-	D
Nome, TX	C-	C-	D	D+
Rose Hill Acres, TX	B-	C	C	D
Saratoga, TX	D	D-	C	D+
Lumberton, TX	C	C	C-	C
Batson, TX	C+	D	B+	C+
Beaumont, TX	F	F	F	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sour Lake is similar 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
Fort Defiance, AZ	F	F	F	F
Tennille, GA	C	C	C	D
Telford, TN	C+	C-	C-	B+
Factoryville, PA	A	B	B	C+
Tazewell, VA	C+	C-	C-	C
Taylorsville, MS	B+	A	A	B
Success, MO	C-	D-	D-	D-
Stuart, VA	C	B	B	C
Stowe, VT	C	C	C	B-
Foley, MO	C+	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sour Lake, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sour Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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