The Ws, The Colony, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in The Ws is 0.0654 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Ws generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in The Ws may be as high as 1 in 13,234 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,538 in the southwest 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 northeast parts of The Ws, The Colony, TX: about 0 per year. The southwest part of The Ws has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for The Ws, 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 west 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 The Ws residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which The Ws 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 The Ws has 0, have the same problem. Of The Ws’s 5,010 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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The Ws 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 The Ws residents in a standard year.

Individual The Ws Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Northeast Dallas, Carrollton, TX	C+	B+	B-	B+
The Canal on Preston, Plano, TX	B-	A-	B	B-
North Central Dallas, Carrollton, TX	B+	B	A-	A-
Far North Dallas-Carrollton, Carrollton, TX	C-	B-	D+	B+
Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX	C	C	C+	B+
Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX	C	C	B-	B
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX	D	C-	D	B-
Far North Dallas, Dallas, TX	C	B-	C	B+
Original Town, Carrollton, TX	D+	C-	D+	B
Craig Ranch North, McKinney, TX	A	A-	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Ws is higher 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
Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA	F	D+	D+	A
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield, OH	C-	C+	C+	D+
Side Hill, Fort Collins, CO	D-	C	C	B
Royal Crown Estates, Novi, MI	A+	A+	A+	B-
Riverside Rancho, Glendale, CA	C+	C-	C-	B+
Mahncke Park, San Antonio, TX	D+	C+	C+	A
40th and A, Lincoln, NE	C+	A	A	A
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, TN	D	D	D	B+
Linda Mar, Pacifica, CA	A	B+	B+	B-
Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI	D	F	F	D-

Considering only the murder rate, The Ws 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 The Ws, The Colony, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See The Ws schools on SchoolGrade

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