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

Crime per Capita in Kenedy County

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

 

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

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$321,917

Cost of Crime™ for Kenedy County, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $7,931 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kenedy 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 Kenedy 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 Kenedy County's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kenedy County sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of counties and behind 99%. The grade covers only Kenedy County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Kenedy County is 230.5 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the northwest areas to 1 in 5 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Kenedy County, TX report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kenedy County, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kenedy County for 2025 is $321,917, about $2,927 per resident and $7,931 per household. That equals 9.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

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

Kenedy County, TX: $2927
Potter County, TX: $783
Hays County, TX: $323
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kenedy County is $2,927 per year, which is $2,462 more than the national average and $2,371 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Kenedy County:
  • In Potter County, TX, crime costs $783 per person, which is $2,144 less than in Kenedy County.
  • In Hays County, TX, crime costs $323 per person, which is $2,604 less than in Kenedy County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kenedy County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Kenedy County
Cost per Kenedy County Resident
Murder
$52,351
$476
Rape/Sexual Assault
$7,205
$66
Robbery
$11,503
$105
Assault
$108,880
$990
Kidnapping
$2,019
$18
Vehicle Theft
$5,787
$53
Burglary
$23,396
$213
Theft
$50,730
$461
Arson
$448
$4
Vandalism
$46,546
$423
Animal Cruelty
$164
$1
Drug Crimes
$7,461
$68
Identity Theft
$5,425
$49
Total Cost of Crime
$321,917
$2,927

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kenedy 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 Kenedy County totals $415,280 ($3,775 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $737,197 ($6,702 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 county holds few 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 Kenedy County has 1, do the same, and of Kenedy County's 110 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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Kenedy 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 Kenedy County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
34.47
Robbery
3.325
Rape
1.080
Murder
0.2532
Total Violent Crime
39.12 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
89.05
Vehicle Theft
3.398
Burglary
23.45
Arson
0.1686
Total Property Crime
116.1 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3028
Drug Crimes
9.169
Vandalism
59.23
Identity Theft
6.372
Animal Cruelty
0.2021
Total "Other" Rate
75.28 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Kenedy 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
F
D-
D-
B
A
A
A+
A
A
D
D
D
D
C-
C-
D+
C
C
D+
C
C
C
C
C
B-
B
B
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Kenedy 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 Kenedy County, TX average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Kenedy County schools on SchoolGrade

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