The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lees, 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?

$164,728

Cost of Crime™ for Lees, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $2,107 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lees 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 Lees, 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 Lees's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Lees sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Lees's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lees is 46.91 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 23 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Lees, TX report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lees, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lees for 2025 is $164,728, about $749 per resident and $2,107 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lees Compared to Other Cities?

Lees, TX:	$749
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lees is $749 per year, which is $285 more than the national average and $194 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lees:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $407 more than in Lees.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $576 less than in Lees

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lees	Cost per Lees Resident
Murder	$53,096	$241
Rape/Sexual Assault	$16,166	$73
Robbery	$5,358	$24
Assault	$24,982	$114
Kidnapping	$3,240	$15
Vehicle Theft	$5,779	$26
Burglary	$12,875	$59
Theft	$22,541	$102
Arson	$570	$3
Vandalism	$9,404	$43
Animal Cruelty	$139	$1
Drug Crimes	$10,201	$46
Identity Theft	$379	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$164,728	$749

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lees, 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 Lees totals $438,026 ($1,991 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $602,754 ($2,740 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 city 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 do the same, and of Lees's 220 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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Lees 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 Lees residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.954
Robbery	0.7743
Rape	1.212
Murder	0.1284
Total Violent Crime	6.069 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.78
Vehicle Theft	1.696
Burglary	6.452
Arson	0.1073
Total Property Crime	28.04 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2429
Drug Crimes	6.269
Vandalism	5.983
Identity Theft	0.2224
Animal Cruelty	0.0851
Total "Other" Rate	12.80 (D)

Individual Lees Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Forsan, TX	D-	D	D-
Lomax, TX	D	D	D
Stanton, TX	D	D	D
Spraberry, TX	C-	C-	C-
Midland, TX	D-	D	F
Silver, TX	F	D+	F
Gardendale, TX	B	C-	B
Sanco, TX	F	D	F
Goldsmith, TX	C	D+	C-
Blackwell, TX	D-	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lees 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
Lavaca, AL	C-	D+	D+
Lakewood, PA	A+	A+	A+
Lambs Corner, NY	A+	A	A
Lamoine, ME	A+	A+	A+
Lamourie, LA	C+	D+	D+
Lanark, WV	C	D+	D+
Landstad, WI	A	A	A
Lannius, TX	B	C+	C+
Larkinburg, KS	C-	D+	D+
Lassellsville, NY	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Lees 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 Lees, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lees schools on SchoolGrade

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