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

Crime per Capita in Nacogdoches

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Nacogdoches. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Nacogdoches, TX Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

D
D-
Other Crime Grade
D+

$26.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nacogdoches, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,347 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches, 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 Nacogdoches's combined rate is higher than the norm. Nacogdoches sits in the 16th percentile, ahead of 16% of cities and behind 84%. The grade covers only Nacogdoches's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Nacogdoches is 41.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 31 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Nacogdoches, TX report the most crime, about 441 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 108 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Nacogdoches, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Nacogdoches for 2025 is $26,873,421, about $564 per resident and $1,347 per household. That equals 2.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Nacogdoches, TX: $564
Mesquite, TX: $1155
Timberwood Park, TX: $173
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Nacogdoches is $564 per year, which is $99 more than the national average and $8 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Nacogdoches:
  • In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $592 more than in Nacogdoches.
  • In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $391 less than in Nacogdoches

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Nacogdoches for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Nacogdoches
Cost per Nacogdoches Resident
Murder
$7.23 million
$152
Rape/Sexual Assault
$3.20 million
$67
Robbery
$848,456
$18
Assault
$3.92 million
$82
Kidnapping
$300,561
$6
Vehicle Theft
$447,777
$9
Burglary
$2.08 million
$44
Theft
$4.91 million
$103
Arson
$114,455
$2
Vandalism
$1.92 million
$40
Animal Cruelty
$43,329
$1
Drug Crimes
$1.64 million
$34
Identity Theft
$211,218
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$26,873,421
$564

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Nacogdoches, 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 Nacogdoches totals $64,644,156 ($1,356 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $91,517,577 ($1,919 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 city 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 Nacogdoches has 9, do the same, and of Nacogdoches's 47,686 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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Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.863
Robbery
0.5657
Rape
1.107
Murder
0.0807
Total Violent Crime
4.616 (D)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
19.90
Vehicle Theft
0.6064
Burglary
4.809
Arson
0.0994
Total Property Crime
25.42 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1040
Drug Crimes
4.652
Vandalism
5.643
Identity Theft
0.5723
Animal Cruelty
0.1228
Total "Other" Rate
11.09 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Nacogdoches 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
B+
B-
B-
D-
D-
D-
B
A
A
A-
B-
B-
C
C+
C+
D
C
C
A
B+
B+
C+
A
A
C
D+
D+
A-
A
A

Considering only the crime rate, Nacogdoches is as safe as 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 Nacogdoches, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Nacogdoches schools on SchoolGrade

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