The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Richland Hills, TX
North Richland Hills is a city of 65,000 in Tarrant County, about 25 miles west of downtown Dallas · Updated November 2026
Is North Richland Hills, TX safe?
Mostly, yes. Crime in North Richland Hills is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-, but most US neighborhoods are safer still: North Richland Hills has more crime than the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Richland Hills run from A to B-, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 773 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
39% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Richland Hills as a whole, and 61% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Richland Hills scores 773.
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 North Richland Hills, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Richland Hills, 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 North Richland Hills
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. North Richland Hills has 18.1 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
The safest and least safe parts of North Richland Hills
Every part of North Richland Hills where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Richland Hills run from A to B-; 29% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within North Richland Hills, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in North Richland Hills?
Since 2019, reported property crime in North Richland Hills is up 22%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.0 to 2.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 18 to 22 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
North Richland HillsUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves North Richland Hills. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, North Richland Hills
Violent, US
Property, North Richland Hills
Property, US
2016
-9%
+4%
+8%
+15%
2017
+3%
+4%
+8%
+12%
2018
-22%
+0%
+10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-1%
+4%
+2%
-8%
2021
+8%
+6%
+23%
-10%
2022
+10%
+5%
+8%
-6%
2023
-2%
+2%
+24%
-7%
2024
+9%
-4%
+22%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North Richland Hills
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Richland Hills has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% more than the US as a whole and close to 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 North Richland Hills, about 46% 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.
The North Richland Hills Police Department's 2024 count of vandalism fell far below its usual level, a sign of a reporting break, so CrimeGrade™ used the department's earlier years instead.
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 North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In North Richland Hills, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 42% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (55%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (45%)
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 North Richland Hills compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to North Richland Hills, 8 have less crime. Southlake and Colleyville have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Richland Hills. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, North Richland Hills has more crime than 63% of them.
Night lighting, empty homes and walkability in North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% 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 70% 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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.36 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 61% of US city residents
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 North Richland Hills: F (1 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 57% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 56% 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 North Richland Hills
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North Richland Hills about $968 a year per household, 20% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $64 million a year, or $983 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.1 million
$47
Rape
$1.6 million
$24
Robbery
$470,000
$7
Assault
$7.8 million
$120
Burglary
$1.3 million
$21
Theft
$6.0 million
$93
Vehicle theft
$2.0 million
$30
Arson
$18,000
under $1
Vandalism
$2.0 million
$31
Total
$24 million
$374
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 North Richland Hills 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.
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 North Richland Hills, TX average a SchoolGrade of A-: 57% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Richland Hills on SchoolGrade
