West Odessa, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. West Odessa is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Odessa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in West Odessa is 0.1366 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Odessa generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Odessa may be as high as 1 in 6,595 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,950 in the south part of the city.

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

How West Odessa's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West Odessa 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, West Odessa is less safe than 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 West Odessa, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Odessa about $10,327,183 in 2025, or roughly $257 per resident. This is part of West Odessa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Odessa, including every crime type and how West Odessa 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 West Odessa's crime maps on the West Odessa overall crime page.

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Individual West Odessa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in West Odessa is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Odessa.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Goldsmith, TX	C	D+	C-	D+
Odessa, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Gardendale, TX	B	C-	B	D+
Notrees, TX	D-	D	F	D-
Kermit, TX	D-	D	D-	F
Wink, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Garden City, TX	D	D-	D+	D-
Mentone, TX	F	F	F	D-
Red Bluff, TX	F	F	F	D
Sterling City, TX	C-	D+	B-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

West Odessa is higher 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
Pasadena, MD	B-	B-	B-	A
San Carlos, CA	C-	C-	C-	D
Ruskin, FL	A	A-	A-	A
Roseburg, OR	C-	C	C	B+
Romulus, MI	D	D-	D-	D+
Rockford, MI	A+	B+	B+	A-
Rochester, NH	B-	A	A	A
Reisterstown, MD	D+	C-	C-	D+
Quebradillas, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Pullman, WA	D-	C-	C-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Odessa, TX average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Odessa schools on SchoolGrade

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