The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gatesville, TX
Gatesville is a city of 22,000 in Coryell County, about 20 miles north of downtown Killeen · Updated November 2026
Is Gatesville, TX safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Gatesville has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Gatesville run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 941 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Gatesville as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Gatesville scores 941.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Gatesville, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Gatesville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Gatesville
Theft runs low. Gatesville has 4.6 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
The safest and least safe parts of Gatesville
Every part of Gatesville where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Gatesville run from A+ to B+; 87% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Gatesville, the northwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Gatesville?
Reported crime in Gatesville has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 41% and property crime down 47%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.5 to 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 16 to 8.6 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 21%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
GatesvilleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Gatesville. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Gatesville
Violent, US
Property, Gatesville
Property, US
2016
-15%
+4%
-15%
+15%
2017
-31%
+4%
+4%
+12%
2018
-7%
+0%
+10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-37%
+4%
-49%
-8%
2021
-37%
+6%
-47%
-10%
2022
-40%
+5%
-49%
-6%
2023
-36%
+2%
-33%
-7%
2024
-41%
-4%
-48%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Gatesville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Gatesville has about 15 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 59% less than the US as a whole and 64% less than Texas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Gatesville is assault, about 44% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Gatesville
Gatesville has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Gatesville, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Gatesville compares with nearby cities
Gatesville has the most crime of its 1 nearest cities.
Jobs, walkability and night lighting in Gatesville
Two things set Gatesville apart: it has 20 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of D- (7 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (7 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.57% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Gatesville: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 68% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Gatesville
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Gatesville about $685 a year per household, 43% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $11 million a year, or $495 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$490,000
$22
Rape
$350,000
$16
Robbery
$56,000
$3
Assault
$1.5 million
$68
Burglary
$230,000
$11
Theft
$520,000
$24
Vehicle theft
$270,000
$12
Arson
$25,000
$1
Vandalism
$230,000
$11
Total
$3.7 million
$167
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Gatesville means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Gatesville, TX average a SchoolGrade of B: 49% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Gatesville on SchoolGrade
