The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rio Grande City, TX
Rio Grande City is a city of 37,200 in Starr County, about 30 miles west of downtown Mission · Updated November 2026
Is Rio Grande City, TX safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Rio Grande City is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Rio Grande City sits near the middle: 46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Rio Grande City run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 819 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Rio Grande City as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Rio Grande City scores 819.
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 Rio Grande City, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Rio Grande City, 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 Rio Grande City
Thefts and car thefts both run low. In Rio Grande City, each runs at about half the US rate: 6.9 thefts and 1.4 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 2.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Rio Grande City
Every part of Rio Grande City where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Rio Grande City run from A+ to B-; 35% 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 Rio Grande City, the north side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Rio Grande City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Rio Grande City has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 43% less than the US as a whole and 50% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Rio Grande City, about 32% of everything reported.
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 Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Rio Grande City, 72% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 51% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (72%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (53%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (67%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, vandalism, aggravated assault.
How Rio Grande City compares with nearby cities
Rio Grande City has more crime than 3 of its 4 nearest cities. Escobares and Rosita have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Rio Grande City. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Rio Grande City has more crime than 56% of them.
One thing sets Rio Grande City apart: it has 21 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% 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 Rio Grande City: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 70% of US city residents
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.82% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 69% 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 Rio Grande City
Crime costs Rio Grande City about $1,247 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as 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 $54 million a year, or $1,458 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.4 million
$119
Rape
$780,000
$21
Robbery
$300,000
$8
Assault
$3.6 million
$96
Burglary
$680,000
$18
Theft
$1.3 million
$35
Vehicle theft
$810,000
$22
Arson
$86,000
$2
Vandalism
$910,000
$24
Total
$13 million
$345
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 Rio Grande City 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. Rio Grande City is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower 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 Rio Grande City, TX average a SchoolGrade of B-: 48% of students test proficient, against 24% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Rio Grande City on SchoolGrade
