The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Addison, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$12.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Addison, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,146 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Addison with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Addison, TX Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Addison's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Addison sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Addison's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Addison is 47.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Addison, TX report the most crime, about 336 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Addison, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Addison for 2025 is $12,112,881, about $641 per resident and $1,146 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Addison Compared to Other Cities?

Addison, TX:	$641
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Addison is $641 per year, which is $177 more than the national average and $86 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Addison:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $514 more than in Addison.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $469 less than in Addison

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Addison for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Addison	Cost per Addison Resident
Murder	$1.86 million	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.37 million	$72
Robbery	$601,290	$32
Assault	$1.40 million	$74
Kidnapping	$122,493	$6
Vehicle Theft	$2.56 million	$136
Burglary	$525,384	$28
Theft	$1.61 million	$85
Arson	$40,786	$2
Vandalism	$648,490	$34
Animal Cruelty	$23,151	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.30 million	$69
Identity Theft	$51,163	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$12,112,881	$641

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Addison, TX

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Addison totals $19,579,843 ($1,037 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,692,724 ($1,678 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Addison has 10, do the same, and of Addison's 18,883 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Addison Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Addison residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.590
Robbery	1.012
Rape	1.193
Murder	0.0524
Total Violent Crime	4.847 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.42
Vehicle Theft	8.758
Burglary	3.068
Arson	0.0894
Total Property Crime	28.33 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1070
Drug Crimes	9.333
Vandalism	4.807
Identity Theft	0.3501
Animal Cruelty	0.1657
Total "Other" Rate	14.76 (D-)

Individual Addison Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Addison is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Addison.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Farmers Branch, TX	D-	D-	D-
Carrollton, TX	D	D+	D
Hebron, TX	C-	B-	C-
Richardson, TX	F	D+	F
University Park, TX	D+	C+	C
Coppell, TX	D+	C	D+
Plano, TX	D	C-	D
The Colony, TX	C-	B-	D+
Highland Park, TX	D	C+	D
Irving, TX	D	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Addison is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Aldine, TX	F	F	F
Cedar Mill, OR	C	B	B
Jayuya, PR	D-	D-	D-
La Crescenta, CA	C+	C-	C-
Verona, PA	C+	C-	C-
Valle Vista, CA	C-	D+	D+
Clayton, MO	F	C	C
Hershey, PA	B+	A+	A+
Taft, CA	D	D-	D-
Cudahy, WI	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Addison is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Addison, TX average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Addison schools on SchoolGrade

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