Lubbock is the tenth-largest city in Texas, with 287,500 residents in Lubbock County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Lubbock?
Lubbock earns a B for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 67% of Americans live. Theft makes up 51% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B-, and vehicle theft grades A-.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 687 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
33% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Lubbock as a whole, and 67% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lubbock scores 687.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Lubbock, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lubbock, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Lubbock
Burglaries run high in Slaton-Bean, Ballenger & Harwell. In this part of east Lubbock, they run at about triple the rate in the rest of Lubbock.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Lubbock, 63% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Lubbock
Most of Lubbock grades well for property crime: 71% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 13% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Lubbock run from A+ to F.
71%16%13%
A or B 71%C 16%D or F 13%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Remington Park, Regal Park & Kings Park, southwestBurglaries run at less than half the rate in the rest of Lubbock.A-838
2University Pines & Waters, southBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Lubbock.B+747
3Bayless Atkins & Southgate, southeastClose to the rest of Lubbock on most crimes.B+723
4Bowie, Wester & Stubbs-Stewart, westClose to the rest of Lubbock on most crimes.B687
6Parkway and Cherry Point & Downtown Lubbock, northeastBurglaries run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Lubbock.B-611
7Wheelock and Monterey, Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T. & Maedgen, centralCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Lubbock.C+531
8Slaton-Bean, Ballenger & Harwell, eastArsons run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Lubbock.C396
Neighborhood areas of Lubbock, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Lubbock?
Reported property crime in Lubbock has fallen 43% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 46 to 26 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Property crime, change since 2019
LubbockUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Lubbock. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Lubbock
Property, US
2016
+9%
+15%
2017
+10%
+12%
2018
-1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
-8%
2021
-19%
-10%
2022
-10%
-6%
2023
-32%
-7%
2024
-43%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Lubbock
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lubbock has about 35 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 46% more than the US as a whole and 28% more than Texas.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Lubbock, about 51% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Lubbock
Lubbock has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Lubbock, 73% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (73%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary.
Property crime in Lubbock and nearby cities
Lubbock has the most property crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Lubbock looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with property crime.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Lubbock: D- (9 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 78% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 71% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 69% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.54 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 69% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Lubbock on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Lubbock
Property crime costs Lubbock about $71 million a year, or $247 per resident and about $656 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$14 million
$48
Theft
$26 million
$90
Vehicle theft
$12 million
$42
Arson
$1.5 million
$5
Vandalism
$18 million
$62
Total
$71 million
$247
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
