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

Crime per Capita in Carrollton

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

 

Carrollton, TX Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

D+
D
Other Crime Grade
D

$66.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Carrollton, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,446 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Carrollton 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 Carrollton, 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 Carrollton's combined rate is higher than the norm. Carrollton sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Carrollton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Carrollton is 39.66 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Carrollton, TX report the most crime, about 1,045 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 163 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Carrollton, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Carrollton for 2025 is $66,741,217, about $543 per resident and $1,446 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Carrollton, TX: $543
Mesquite, TX: $1155
Timberwood Park, TX: $173
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Carrollton is $543 per year, which is $79 more than the national average and $12 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Carrollton:
  • In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $612 more than in Carrollton.
  • In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $370 less than in Carrollton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Carrollton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Carrollton
Cost per Carrollton Resident
Murder
$9.93 million
$81
Rape/Sexual Assault
$9.56 million
$78
Robbery
$2.24 million
$18
Assault
$8.36 million
$68
Kidnapping
$628,595
$5
Vehicle Theft
$13.0 million
$106
Burglary
$3.28 million
$27
Theft
$8.33 million
$68
Arson
$289,410
$2
Vandalism
$3.41 million
$28
Animal Cruelty
$99,223
$1
Drug Crimes
$7.25 million
$59
Identity Theft
$363,616
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$66,741,217
$543

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Carrollton, 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 Carrollton totals $115,046,006 ($936 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $181,787,223 ($1,479 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 west 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 Carrollton has 9, do the same, and of Carrollton's 122,911 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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Carrollton 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 Carrollton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.368
Robbery
0.5801
Rape
1.282
Murder
0.0430
Total Violent Crime
4.273 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.08
Vehicle Theft
6.831
Burglary
2.943
Arson
0.0975
Total Property Crime
22.96 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0843
Drug Crimes
7.970
Vandalism
3.887
Identity Theft
0.3822
Animal Cruelty
0.1091
Total "Other" Rate
12.43 (D)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Carrollton 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
D+
D-
D-
B-
B+
B+
D+
D-
D-
D-
D
D
C
D+
D+
C-
C
C
A-
B+
B+
C
C-
C-
C
D
D
C-
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Carrollton is as safe as 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 Carrollton, TX average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Carrollton schools on SchoolGrade

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