Southside, Fort Worth, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Southside in green. The most dangerous areas in Southside 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 Southside, Fort Worth, TX Safe?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Southside is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of neighborhoods are safer and 49% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Southside's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Southside is 0.0682 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southside generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Southside may be as high as 1 in 12,208 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,424 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southwest parts of Southside, Fort Worth, TX: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Southside has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Southside, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Southside residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Southside has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Southside has 6, have the same problem. Of Southside’s 55,409 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Southside Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Southside residents in a standard year.

Individual Southside Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fairmount, Fort Worth, TX	D+	C+	D	B+
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX	C+	C-	C+	B
Downtown Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX	D-	D	F	B
South East, Fort Worth, TX	D+	D+	D	B-
Sycamore, Fort Worth, TX	C	C-	C-	C
Arlington Heights, Fort Worth, TX	D+	C+	D	B
Como, Fort Worth, TX	D+	D+	D+	C
Scenic Bluff, Fort Worth, TX	D+	C+	D	B-
Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX	C-	C+	D+	B-
Northside, Fort Worth, TX	C	C+	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southside is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Midtown, Manhattan, NY	C-	C-	C-	C-
St Albans, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	B-
Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO	D	D+	D+	B+
Otay Ranch, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A	A	A+
Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX	C-	B-	B-	B+
Northwest, Anaheim, CA	B+	C	C	A
Northeast, Virginia Beach, VA	B	A	A	B-
Near Northwest, Houston, TX	C-	D	D	D
Morris Heights, Bronx, NY	B+	C	C	A-
Allapattah, Miami, FL	C+	D+	D+	D

Considering only the murder rate, Southside is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Southside, Fort Worth, TX average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southside schools on SchoolGrade

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