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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sour Lake, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,379 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sour Lake 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 Sour Lake, TX Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sour Lake's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Sour Lake sits in the 39th percentile, ahead of 39% of cities and behind 61%. The grade covers only Sour Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sour Lake is 28.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 52 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Sour Lake, TX report the most crime, about 30 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sour Lake, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sour Lake for 2025 is $2,041,865, about $437 per resident and $1,379 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sour Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Sour Lake, TX:	$437
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sour Lake is $437 per year, which is $27 less than the national average and $118 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sour Lake:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $718 more than in Sour Lake.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $265 less than in Sour Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sour Lake	Cost per Sour Lake Resident
Murder	$665,447	$142
Rape/Sexual Assault	$255,299	$55
Robbery	$54,735	$12
Assault	$257,872	$55
Kidnapping	$40,475	$9
Vehicle Theft	$35,975	$8
Burglary	$109,507	$23
Theft	$291,902	$63
Arson	$11,747	$3
Vandalism	$146,967	$31
Animal Cruelty	$3,390	$1
Drug Crimes	$142,032	$30
Identity Theft	$26,517	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$2,041,865	$437

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sour Lake, 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 Sour Lake totals $5,721,133 ($1,225 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,762,998 ($1,662 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 east part of the city holds more 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 Sour Lake's 4,670 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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Sour Lake 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 Sour Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.923
Robbery	0.3726
Rape	0.9016
Murder	0.0758
Total Violent Crime	3.273 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.07
Vehicle Theft	0.4975
Burglary	2.585
Arson	0.1042
Total Property Crime	15.26 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1429
Drug Crimes	4.112
Vandalism	4.405
Identity Theft	0.7336
Animal Cruelty	0.0981
Total "Other" Rate	9.491 (C)

Individual Sour Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Ridge, TX	C	C-	C
Bevil Oaks, TX	C	C-	D+
China, TX	D+	D	D
Voth, TX	C+	C-	C-
Nome, TX	C-	C-	D
Rose Hill Acres, TX	B-	C	C
Saratoga, TX	D	D-	C
Lumberton, TX	C	C	C-
Batson, TX	C+	D	B+
Beaumont, TX	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sour Lake is similar 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
Fort Defiance, AZ	F	F	F
Tennille, GA	C	C	C
Telford, TN	C+	C-	C-
Factoryville, PA	A	B	B
Tazewell, VA	C+	C-	C-
Taylorsville, MS	B+	A	A
Success, MO	C-	D-	D-
Stuart, VA	C	B	B
Stowe, VT	C	C	C
Foley, MO	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Sour Lake is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sour Lake, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sour Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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