The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Skellytown, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$321,703

Cost of Crime™ for Skellytown, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,906 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Skellytown with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Skellytown, TX Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Skellytown's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Skellytown sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Skellytown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Skellytown is 51.44 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 20 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Skellytown, TX report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Skellytown, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Skellytown for 2025 is $321,703, about $746 per resident and $1,906 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Skellytown Compared to Other Cities?

Skellytown, TX:	$746
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Skellytown is $746 per year, which is $282 more than the national average and $191 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Skellytown:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $409 more than in Skellytown.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $574 less than in Skellytown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Skellytown for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Skellytown	Cost per Skellytown Resident
Murder	$91,081	$211
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31,102	$72
Robbery	$18,978	$44
Assault	$40,173	$93
Kidnapping	$11,487	$27
Vehicle Theft	$3,723	$9
Burglary	$17,850	$41
Theft	$46,682	$108
Arson	$1,145	$3
Vandalism	$27,554	$64
Animal Cruelty	$239	$1
Drug Crimes	$27,705	$64
Identity Theft	$3,985	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$321,703	$746

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Skellytown, TX

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Skellytown totals $773,055 ($1,794 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,094,758 ($2,540 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Skellytown's 431 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Skellytown Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Skellytown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.246
Robbery	1.400
Rape	1.190
Murder	0.1124
Total Violent Crime	5.948 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.91
Vehicle Theft	0.5578
Burglary	4.566
Arson	0.1100
Total Property Crime	26.15 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.4395
Drug Crimes	8.690
Vandalism	8.949
Identity Theft	1.194
Animal Cruelty	0.0748
Total "Other" Rate	19.35 (F)

Individual Skellytown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Skellytown is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Skellytown.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Texroy, TX	F	D-	F
Kingsmill, TX	F	D-	F
White Deer, TX	C+	C	B-
Phillips, TX	F	D-	F
Pampa, TX	F	D	F
Borger, TX	F	D	F
Bunavista, TX	D+	C	D+
Philrich, TX	D+	B-	D+
Lefors, TX	C-	C	C-
Fritch, TX	D+	C+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Skellytown is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Qualls, OK	C	C-	C-
Ogg, TX	C+	B-	B-
Oral Lake, WV	A+	A	A
Pope Air Force Base, NC	D-	D-	D-
Port Haywood, VA	B	B	B
Prattville, MI	B+	C	C
Preston, KS	D+	D-	D-
Progress, IN	A	A+	A+
Prospect, MS	A	A	A
Pueblo Nuevo, TX	F	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Skellytown is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Skellytown, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Skellytown schools on SchoolGrade

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