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

Crime per Capita in Brewster County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Brewster County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Brewster County, TX Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
D-

$9.21 million

Cost of Crime™ for Brewster County, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,699 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brewster County 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 Brewster County, TX Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Brewster County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Brewster County sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of counties and behind 97%. The grade covers only Brewster County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Brewster County is 67.50 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the east areas to 1 in 26 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Brewster County, TX report the most crime, about 534 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brewster County, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brewster County for 2025 is $9,211,446, about $893 per resident and $1,699 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brewster County Compared to Other Counties?

Brewster County, TX: $893
Potter County, TX: $783
Hays County, TX: $323
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brewster County is $893 per year, which is $429 more than the national average and $338 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Brewster County:
  • In Potter County, TX, crime costs $783 per person, which is $110 less than in Brewster County.
  • In Hays County, TX, crime costs $323 per person, which is $570 less than in Brewster County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Brewster County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Brewster County
Cost per Brewster County Resident
Murder
$1.92 million
$186
Rape/Sexual Assault
$814,444
$79
Robbery
$416,231
$40
Assault
$1.86 million
$181
Kidnapping
$191,432
$19
Vehicle Theft
$412,722
$40
Burglary
$519,601
$50
Theft
$1.75 million
$170
Arson
$32,406
$3
Vandalism
$710,605
$69
Animal Cruelty
$10,840
$1
Drug Crimes
$463,138
$45
Identity Theft
$101,894
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$9,211,446
$893

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brewster County, 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 Brewster County totals $17,327,528 ($1,680 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $26,538,974 ($2,573 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 northwest part of the county 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 Brewster County has 7, do the same, and of Brewster County's 10,316 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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Brewster County 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 Brewster County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
6.294
Robbery
1.283
Rape
1.302
Murder
0.0990
Total Violent Crime
8.978 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
32.82
Vehicle Theft
2.584
Burglary
5.553
Arson
0.1301
Total Property Crime
41.09 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3061
Drug Crimes
6.069
Vandalism
9.642
Identity Theft
1.276
Animal Cruelty
0.1421
Total "Other" Rate
17.44 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
F
C-
F
F
F
F
F
D
F
F
F
F
D
F
D
F
B+
D-
D
F
F
F
F
D
C+
D
C+
C+
C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Brewster County is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D-
D-
D+
D+
D+
A
B+
B+
C-
D
D
C+
C+
C+
A
C
C
C
C
C
F
F
F
D
D-
D-
A-
C+
C+

Considering only the crime rate, Brewster County 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 Brewster County, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Brewster County schools on SchoolGrade

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