The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Reeves County, TX
Reeves County is home to 12,700 residents and includes Town of Pecos and Balmorhea · Updated November 2026
Is Reeves County, TX safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Reeves County: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Reeves County run from A+ to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 938 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
81% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Reeves County as a whole, and 19% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Reeves County scores 938.
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 Reeves County, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Reeves 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 Reeves County
One weak spot: aggravated assault. It grades A- in Reeves County, worse than in the neighborhoods where 54% of Americans live, against A+ for violent crime as a whole.
The safest and least safe parts of Reeves County
Every part of Reeves County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Reeves County run from A+ to B; 24% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the Pecos and Toyahvale areas have the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Reeves County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Reeves County has about 40 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 Reeves County, about 39% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does far 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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Reeves County compares with nearby counties
Reeves County has more crime than 6 of its 9 nearest counties. Jeff Davis County and Upton County have the least crime nearby.
Shops, empty homes and walkability in Reeves County
One thing sets Reeves County apart: it has 14.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary and arson, yet burglary runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 96% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.14.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 96% 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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 65% 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 Reeves County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 63% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.46 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 58% 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 Reeves County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Reeves County about $1,911 a year per household, 59% more 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 $33 million a year, or $2,632 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.2 million
$170
Rape
$430,000
$34
Robbery
$88,000
$7
Assault
$2.7 million
$216
Burglary
$340,000
$27
Theft
$1.0 million
$80
Vehicle theft
$630,000
$49
Arson
$150,000
$11
Vandalism
$450,000
$35
Total
$8.0 million
$630
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 Reeves 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. Reeves County 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
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 Reeves County, TX average a SchoolGrade of D-: 35% of students test proficient, against 26% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Reeves County on SchoolGrade
