Van Zandt County, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Van Zandt County is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of counties are safer and 61% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Van Zandt County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Van Zandt County is 0.0587 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Van Zandt County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Van Zandt County may be as high as 1 in 8,790 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,751 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Van Zandt County, TX: about 1 per year. The south part of Van Zandt County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Van Zandt County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Van Zandt 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, Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Van Zandt County about $7,317,415 in 2025, or roughly $110 per resident. This is part of Van Zandt County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Van Zandt County, including every crime type and how Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County's crime maps on the Van Zandt County overall crime page.

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Individual Van Zandt County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rains County, TX	C	B-	C	C
Henderson County, TX	C+	C	B-	C+
Wood County, TX	C	C	C	C+
Kaufman County, TX	B	B-	B-	C+
Smith County, TX	C	C	C-	C-
Hunt County, TX	C+	C	C	C+
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-	C
Navarro County, TX	D+	D+	D	D+
Upshur County, TX	C+	C	C+	C+
Camp County, TX	D-	C-	F	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Van Zandt County is higher 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
Pickaway County, OH	B+	A-	A-	B+
Livingston County, NY	A	B+	B+	A
Logan County, OK	B	C	C	C-
Lowndes County, MS	A	A+	A+	B-
Lyon County, NV	C	D+	D+	D+
Madison County, NY	A	B-	B-	A+
Marion County, OH	B	B+	B+	B+
Marquette County, MI	C-	C	C	B-
Mason County, WA	C-	D+	D+	A
Maverick County, TX	D	D+	D+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Van Zandt County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Van Zandt County schools on SchoolGrade

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