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

Crime per Capita in Garza County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Garza 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.

 

Garza County, TX Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
D-
Other Crime Grade
F

$5.22 million

Cost of Crime™ for Garza County, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $2,761 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garza 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 Garza 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 Garza County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Garza County sits in the 5th percentile, ahead of 5% of counties and behind 95%. The grade covers only Garza County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Garza County is 61.30 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the south areas to 1 in 18 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Garza County, TX report the most crime, about 268 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garza County, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Garza County for 2025 is $5,217,494, about $917 per resident and $2,761 per household. That equals 4.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Garza County, TX: $917
Potter County, TX: $783
Hays County, TX: $323
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Garza County is $917 per year, which is $453 more than the national average and $362 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Garza County:
  • In Potter County, TX, crime costs $783 per person, which is $134 less than in Garza County.
  • In Hays County, TX, crime costs $323 per person, which is $594 less than in Garza County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Garza County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Garza County
Cost per Garza County Resident
Murder
$1.64 million
$288
Rape/Sexual Assault
$407,798
$72
Robbery
$187,695
$33
Assault
$878,417
$154
Kidnapping
$72,390
$13
Vehicle Theft
$95,086
$17
Burglary
$318,398
$56
Theft
$741,322
$130
Arson
$17,315
$3
Vandalism
$504,104
$89
Animal Cruelty
$5,110
$1
Drug Crimes
$309,839
$54
Identity Theft
$40,981
$7
Total Cost of Crime
$5,217,494
$917

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Garza 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 Garza County totals $13,124,556 ($2,306 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,342,050 ($3,223 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 central 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 Garza County has 2, do the same, and of Garza County's 5,691 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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Garza 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 Garza County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.375
Robbery
1.049
Rape
1.182
Murder
0.1533
Total Violent Crime
7.758 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
25.15
Vehicle Theft
1.079
Burglary
6.168
Arson
0.1260
Total Property Crime
32.53 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2098
Drug Crimes
7.360
Vandalism
12.40
Identity Theft
0.9304
Animal Cruelty
0.1214
Total "Other" Rate
21.02 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Garza 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
B
B
B
F
D-
D-
C+
F
F
D-
C-
C-
B+
A
A
D-
F
F
A-
B+
B+
D+
D
D
C+
B
B
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Garza 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 Garza County, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Garza County schools on SchoolGrade

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