Tarrant County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Tarrant County is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of counties are safer and 70% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tarrant County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Tarrant County is 0.0512 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tarrant County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tarrant County may be as high as 1 in 13,573 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,999 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Tarrant County, TX: about 17 per year. The northwest part of Tarrant County has fewer cases of murder with only 10 in a typical year.

How Tarrant County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Tarrant County 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, Tarrant County 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 Tarrant County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tarrant County about $213,040,896 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Tarrant County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tarrant County, including every crime type and how Tarrant County compares to other counties.

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 Tarrant County's crime maps on the Tarrant County overall crime page.

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Individual Tarrant County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Tarrant County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Tarrant County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Johnson County, TX	B	B-	B-	D+
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D	B+
Denton County, TX	B-	B	B-	B+
Parker County, TX	A-	B	A	C
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	B	D+
Wise County, TX	C+	C+	C	C-
Hood County, TX	C+	B-	B-	B
Collin County, TX	C+	B	C-	B+
Somervell County, TX	C	C	C	C
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Tarrant County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Miami-Dade County, FL	A-	B	B	D+
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D+	B+
Kings County, NY	B	C-	C-	A+
Allegheny County, PA	B	B-	B-	D
Santa Clara County, CA	B+	C+	C+	A+
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	C-	B-
Riverside County, CA	B-	C	C	B
Queens County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A-
New York County, NY	C+	D+	D+	B-
Middlesex County, MA	A	B+	B+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tarrant County, TX average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Tarrant County schools on SchoolGrade

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