The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Texas: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$17.2 billion

Cost of Crime™ for Texas

In 2025, crime will cost $1,571 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Texas 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 Texas Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Texas's combined rate is higher than the norm. Texas sits in the 29th percentile, ahead of 29% of states and behind 71%. The grade covers only Texas's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in Texas is 37.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the northwest cities to 1 in 33 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Texas report the most crime, about 282,210 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 53,454 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Texas

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Texas for 2025 is $17,201,435,310, about $555 per resident and $1,571 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Texas Compared to Other States?

Texas:	$555
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Texas is $555 per year, which is $91 more than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to Texas:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $280 more than in Texas.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $315 less than in Texas

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Texas	Cost per Texas Resident
Murder	$4.5 billion	$144
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.7 billion	$55
Robbery	$669.9 million	$22
Assault	$2.6 billion	$84
Kidnapping	$229.3 million	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.6 billion	$52
Burglary	$903.8 million	$29
Theft	$2.5 billion	$80
Arson	$72.4 million	$2
Vandalism	$1.2 billion	$39
Animal Cruelty	$26.2 million	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.0 billion	$33
Identity Theft	$165.5 million	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$17,201,435,310	$555

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Texas

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 Texas totals $38,857,722,179 ($1,254 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $56,059,157,490 ($1,809 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 southeast part of the state 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, of which Texas has 14, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Texas has 3,360, do the same, and of Texas's 30,987,734 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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Texas 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 Texas residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.918
Robbery	0.6873
Rape	0.9099
Murder	0.0769
Total Violent Crime	4.592 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.54
Vehicle Theft	3.387
Burglary	3.216
Arson	0.0967
Total Property Crime	22.24 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1221
Drug Crimes	4.526
Vandalism	5.400
Identity Theft	0.6902
Animal Cruelty	0.1141
Total "Other" Rate	10.85 (C)

Individual Texas Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D
Louisiana	D+	D-	D
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-
Kansas	D+	C-	C
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+
New Mexico	F	F	D-
Missouri	D	D	D+
Alabama	C+	C+	B
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+
Colorado	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

Texas is higher versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Carolina	D-	D	D
Maryland	C	C-	C-
Massachusetts	A+	C+	C+
Michigan	B	D+	D+
Minnesota	C	B	B
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+
Ohio	C+	B-	B-
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+
Oregon	D-	C+	C+
Rhode Island	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Texas is as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Texas average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Texas schools on SchoolGrade

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