Crime in Paluxy, TX

Paluxy is a community of 1,120 in Hood County, about 13 miles southwest of downtown Granbury · Updated November 2026

Is Paluxy, TX safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Paluxy: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 985 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

98% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Paluxy as a whole, and 2% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Paluxy scores 985.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 983 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 985 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Paluxy

Map of Paluxy shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Paluxy, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Paluxy, 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


Crime rates and types in Paluxy

CrimeGrade™ estimates Paluxy has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 72% 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.

The largest share of crime reported in Paluxy is assault, about 40% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeA+under 10.310.38
RobberyA+under 10.050.62
AssaultA+54.712.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+21.82.4
TheftA+22.213.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.512.7
ArsonA+under 10.050.12
VandalismA+22.05.5

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.


How Paluxy compares with nearby cities

Paluxy has less crime than 6 of its 7 nearest cities; only Bluff Dale has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
PaluxyA+985A+A+1,120
Bluff Dale 4 milesA+987A+A+1,530
Tolar 5 milesA+969A+A+4,150
Welcome Valley 13 milesA+982A+A+1,260
Glen Rose 13 milesA+958A+A+5,900
Show all 7
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Rainbow 14 milesA+976A+A+2,130
Granbury 14 milesA902AA46,400
Lipan 16 milesA+974A+A+2,950

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Paluxy. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Paluxy is safer than 81% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
PaluxyA+985A+A+1,120
Stanberry, WIA+984A+A+1,120
Aniwa, WIA+979A+A+1,120
Garwood, IDA+967A+A+1,120
Coffeen, ILA+967A+A+1,120
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Roff, OKA+966A+A+1,120
Warwick, OKA+966A+A+1,120
Falmouth, MIA+961A+A+1,120
Waelder, TXA+960A+A+1,120
Vandiver, MOA+957A+A+1,120
Clarks, LAA+946A+A+1,120

What crime costs Paluxy

Crime costs Paluxy about $508 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 58% 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 $700,000 a year, or $628 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$44,000$39
Rape$21,000$18
Robbery$1,800$2
Assault$63,000$56
Burglary$18,000$16
Theft$13,000$11
Vehicle theft$8,700$8
Arson$1,400$1
Vandalism$16,000$14
Total$190,000$166

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 Paluxy 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. Paluxy is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Paluxy

Schools in Paluxy, TX average a SchoolGrade of A: 56% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Paluxy on SchoolGrade