The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in El Paso, 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?

$536.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for El Paso, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,715 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the El Paso area 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 El Paso, 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 the El Paso area's combined rate is much higher than the norm. El Paso sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only the El Paso area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the El Paso area is 45.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of El Paso, TX report the most crime, about 8,835 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 797 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in El Paso, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in El Paso for 2025 is $536,277,703, about $570 per resident and $1,715 per household. That equals 2.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in El Paso Compared to Other Cities?

El Paso, TX:	$570
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in El Paso is $570 per year, which is $106 more than the national average and $15 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to El Paso:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $585 more than in El Paso.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $398 less than in El Paso

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to El Paso	Cost per El Paso Resident
Murder	$81.0 million	$86
Rape/Sexual Assault	$55.9 million	$59
Robbery	$21.4 million	$23
Assault	$93.4 million	$99
Kidnapping	$10.2 million	$11
Vehicle Theft	$56.5 million	$60
Burglary	$29.7 million	$32
Theft	$98.9 million	$105
Arson	$2.12 million	$2
Vandalism	$51.5 million	$55
Animal Cruelty	$684,394	$1
Drug Crimes	$28.1 million	$30
Identity Theft	$6.95 million	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$536,277,703	$570

The Intangible Cost of Crime in El Paso, 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 El Paso totals $840,748,556 ($894 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,377,026,259 ($1,464 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 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, of which the El Paso area has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the El Paso area has 47, do the same, and of the El Paso area's 940,395 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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El Paso 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 El Paso residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.458
Robbery	0.7232
Rape	0.9811
Murder	0.0458
Total Violent Crime	5.208 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.30
Vehicle Theft	3.877
Burglary	3.483
Arson	0.0935
Total Property Crime	27.75 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1792
Drug Crimes	4.045
Vandalism	7.661
Identity Theft	0.9552
Animal Cruelty	0.0984
Total "Other" Rate	12.94 (D)

Individual El Paso Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the El Paso area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the El Paso area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	D-
Socorro, TX	D	D	D
Homestead Meadows South, TX	D	D	D
Sunland Park, NM	D	D	D
Homestead Meadows North, TX	D	D	D
Horizon City, TX	D+	D	D+
Santa Teresa, NM	C-	C-	C-
Dell City, TX	F	F	F
Salt Flat, TX	F	F	F
Columbus, NM	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

El Paso 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
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-
Allentown, PA	B	B	B
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+
Albany, NY	B-	C	C
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, the El Paso area 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 El Paso, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See El Paso schools on SchoolGrade

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