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

Crime per Capita in Nolan County

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

 

Nolan County, TX Map of Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
C-
Other Crime Grade
D+

$9.33 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nolan County, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,589 per household.

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

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Nolan County's combined rate is higher than the norm. Nolan County sits in the 30th percentile, ahead of 30% of counties and behind 70%. The grade covers only Nolan County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Nolan County is 38.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the central areas to 1 in 34 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Nolan County, TX report the most crime, about 175 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Nolan County, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Nolan County for 2025 is $9,328,941, about $639 per resident and $1,589 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): 55.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

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

Nolan County, TX: $639
Potter County, TX: $783
Hays County, TX: $323
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Nolan County is $639 per year, which is $174 more than the national average and $83 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Nolan County:
  • In Potter County, TX, crime costs $783 per person, which is $144 more than in Nolan County.
  • In Hays County, TX, crime costs $323 per person, which is $316 less than in Nolan County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Nolan County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Nolan County
Cost per Nolan County Resident
Murder
$2.99 million
$204
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.09 million
$75
Robbery
$341,727
$23
Assault
$1.29 million
$89
Kidnapping
$179,941
$12
Vehicle Theft
$203,103
$14
Burglary
$917,345
$63
Theft
$906,747
$62
Arson
$36,941
$3
Vandalism
$807,753
$55
Animal Cruelty
$12,485
$1
Drug Crimes
$495,670
$34
Identity Theft
$56,582
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$9,328,941
$639

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Nolan 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 Nolan County totals $25,501,514 ($1,745 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $34,830,455 ($2,384 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 north 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 Nolan County has 9, do the same, and of Nolan County's 14,610 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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Nolan 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 Nolan County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.085
Robbery
0.7436
Rape
1.231
Murder
0.1088
Total Violent Crime
5.168 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
11.98
Vehicle Theft
0.8977
Burglary
6.923
Arson
0.1047
Total Property Crime
19.91 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2031
Drug Crimes
4.587
Vandalism
7.739
Identity Theft
0.5004
Animal Cruelty
0.1155
Total "Other" Rate
13.14 (D+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Nolan 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
A+
A+
A+
C
C+
C+
B
D-
D-
A+
A
A
B
A-
A-
D+
D+
D+
D-
D-
D-
D+
C+
C+
D
D-
D-
D+
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Nolan County 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 Nolan County, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Nolan County schools on SchoolGrade

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