The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in McKinney, TX
McKinney is a city of 219,100 in Collin County, about 30 miles north of downtown Dallas · Updated November 2026
Is McKinney, TX safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in McKinney is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so McKinney sits near the middle: 59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within McKinney run from A+ to C+, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 874 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than McKinney as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. McKinney scores 874.
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 McKinney, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in McKinney, 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 McKinney
Burglaries run high in Shorts & McKinney East Estates. In this part of east McKinney, they run at about triple the rate in the rest of McKinney.
Robberies and car thefts both run low. In McKinney, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.13 robberies and 0.78 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 2.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In McKinney, 55% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in McKinney
Low crime is the norm across McKinney: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across McKinney run from A+ to C+; 85% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
98%
A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Ridgecrest, Liberty Place & Virginia Ridge Estates, northwestBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of McKinney.A+927
2Eagle's Nest, Villas of Westridge & Falcon Creek, westBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of McKinney.A920
3Craig Ranch North, Brookstone & Cascades, southwestBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of McKinney.A900
4Summit View Lakes, High Pointe & President's Point, northCar thefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of McKinney.A893
5Eldorado Heights, Village Park & Parkway, southBurglaries run about 20% lower here than in the rest of McKinney.A890
6High Meadows, Quail Creek & Enclave at Stonebridge Ranch, centralClose to the rest of McKinney on most crimes.A879
7College, northeastBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of McKinney.A850
8Greens of McKinney, southeastBurglaries run about 90% higher here than in the rest of McKinney.A-799
9Shorts & McKinney East Estates, eastCar thefts run at about triple the rate in the rest of McKinney.B664
Neighborhood areas of McKinney, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in McKinney?
Reported crime in McKinney has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 22% and property crime down 21%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.5 to 1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 10 to 7.9 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 13%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
McKinneyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves McKinney. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, McKinney
Violent, US
Property, McKinney
Property, US
2016
-5%
+4%
+30%
+15%
2017
+4%
+4%
+33%
+12%
2018
+6%
+0%
+4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+1%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
-5%
+6%
-4%
-10%
2022
-21%
+5%
+4%
-6%
2023
-27%
+2%
-10%
-7%
2024
-22%
-4%
-22%
-15%
Crime rates and types in McKinney
CrimeGrade™ estimates McKinney has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% less than the US as a whole and 61% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in McKinney, about 43% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 McKinney
McKinney has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In McKinney, 48% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (48%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (55%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (52%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How McKinney compares with nearby cities
McKinney has the most crime of its 9 nearest cities.
McKinney looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
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 McKinney: 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.7.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 74% 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. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 73% 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.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 69% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.32 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower 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 McKinney
Crime costs McKinney about $592 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 51% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $42 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $140 million a year, or $640 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$9.7 million
$44
Rape
$3.7 million
$17
Robbery
$890,000
$4
Assault
$12 million
$53
Burglary
$1.7 million
$8
Theft
$7.9 million
$36
Vehicle theft
$2.6 million
$12
Arson
$170,000
$1
Vandalism
$3.2 million
$15
Total
$42 million
$189
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 McKinney 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. McKinney is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 McKinney, TX average a SchoolGrade of A+: 63% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in McKinney on SchoolGrade
