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

Crime per Capita in Grayson County

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

 

Grayson County, TX Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
C
Other Crime Grade
C+

$63.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Grayson County, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,180 per household.

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

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Grayson County's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Grayson County sits in the 49th percentile, ahead of 49% of counties and behind 51%. The grade covers only Grayson County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Grayson County is 30.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the central areas to 1 in 53 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Grayson County, TX report the most crime, about 1,517 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 150 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Grayson County, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Grayson County for 2025 is $62,986,559, about $445 per resident and $1,180 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Grayson County, TX: $445
Potter County, TX: $783
Hays County, TX: $323
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Grayson County is $445 per year, which is $19 less than the national average and $110 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Grayson County:
  • In Potter County, TX, crime costs $783 per person, which is $338 more than in Grayson County.
  • In Hays County, TX, crime costs $323 per person, which is $122 less than in Grayson County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Grayson County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Grayson County
Cost per Grayson County Resident
Murder
$16.2 million
$114
Rape/Sexual Assault
$10.0 million
$71
Robbery
$2.47 million
$17
Assault
$6.83 million
$48
Kidnapping
$1.40 million
$10
Vehicle Theft
$1.87 million
$13
Burglary
$3.98 million
$28
Theft
$9.77 million
$69
Arson
$323,459
$2
Vandalism
$4.39 million
$31
Animal Cruelty
$90,142
$1
Drug Crimes
$4.94 million
$35
Identity Theft
$697,701
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$62,986,559
$445

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Grayson 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 Grayson County totals $158,449,846 ($1,119 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $221,436,405 ($1,563 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 Grayson County has 20, do the same, and of Grayson County's 141,631 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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Grayson 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 Grayson County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.679
Robbery
0.5533
Rape
1.166
Murder
0.0609
Total Violent Crime
3.459 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.32
Vehicle Theft
0.8545
Burglary
3.102
Arson
0.0946
Total Property Crime
17.37 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1626
Drug Crimes
4.716
Vandalism
4.339
Identity Theft
0.6365
Animal Cruelty
0.0860
Total "Other" Rate
9.941 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Grayson 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+
C-
C-
D-
D-
D-
D+
D-
D-
B-
C+
C+
A
A-
A-
B
C-
C-
A
A-
A-
B-
B-
B-
A
A+
A+
B+
C-
C-

Considering only the crime rate, Grayson County is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grayson County, TX average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Grayson County schools on SchoolGrade

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