The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Nueces County, TX
Nueces County is home to 353,000 residents and includes Corpus Christi and Robstown · Updated November 2026
Is Nueces County, TX safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-, Nueces County has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 77% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Nueces County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
B-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 600 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
23% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Nueces County as a whole, and 77% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Nueces County scores 600.
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 Nueces County, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Nueces County, 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 Nueces County
Aggravated assaults run high for a B-graded county. Nueces County has 6.2 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US county, the figure is 3.1.
Burglaries and reported rapes both run high. In Nueces County, each runs at about double the US rate: 5.1 burglaries and 0.72 reported rapes a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 0.38 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Nueces County
Safety changes a lot from one part of Nueces County to the next: 49% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 27% live in areas graded D or F. Grades across Nueces County run from A+ to F; 12% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
49%24%27%
A or B 49%C 24%D or F 27%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Nueces County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the west side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Nueces County?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Nueces County is down 15%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 8.2 to 8.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 34 to 29 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Nueces CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Nueces County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Nueces County
Violent, US
Property, Nueces County
Property, US
2016
-12%
+4%
+9%
+15%
2017
-14%
+4%
+5%
+12%
2018
-6%
+0%
+7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+3%
+4%
-4%
-8%
2021
+3%
+6%
-8%
-10%
2022
-8%
+5%
-11%
-6%
2023
-2%
+2%
-10%
-7%
2024
-2%
-4%
-15%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Nueces County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Nueces County has about 68 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 82% more than the US as a whole and 61% more 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Nueces County is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Nueces County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Nueces County, 2022 to 2024.
In Nueces County, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 41% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (35%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (57%)
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 Nueces County compares with nearby counties
Nueces County has the most crime of its 9 nearest counties.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Nueces County
One thing sets Nueces County apart: it has 12.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.12.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 91% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 86% of Americans
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. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 66% of Americans
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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 Nueces County: D+ (21 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 69% of Americans
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.94% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 64% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.44 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 52% of Americans
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 Nueces County
Crime costs Nueces County about $2,245 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 86% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $293 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 $973 million a year, or $2,756 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$52 million
$146
Rape
$15 million
$43
Robbery
$12 million
$33
Assault
$119 million
$337
Burglary
$16 million
$45
Theft
$37 million
$104
Vehicle theft
$20 million
$57
Arson
$1.6 million
$5
Vandalism
$21 million
$60
Total
$293 million
$831
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 Nueces County 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 Nueces County, TX average a SchoolGrade of C+: 45% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Nueces County on SchoolGrade
