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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$29.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Colony, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,042 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Colony 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 The Colony, 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 The Colony's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. The Colony sits in the 34th percentile, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only The Colony's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in The Colony is 29.89 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of The Colony, TX report the most crime, about 431 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 58 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Colony, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Colony for 2025 is $29,399,157, about $401 per resident and $1,042 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Colony Compared to Other Cities?

The Colony, TX:	$401
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Colony is $401 per year, which is $63 less than the national average and $154 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to The Colony:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $754 more than in The Colony.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $228 less than in The Colony

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Colony	Cost per The Colony Resident
Murder	$5.64 million	$77
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.70 million	$64
Robbery	$963,880	$13
Assault	$2.54 million	$35
Kidnapping	$222,306	$3
Vehicle Theft	$4.26 million	$58
Burglary	$1.12 million	$15
Theft	$4.38 million	$60
Arson	$148,131	$2
Vandalism	$1.35 million	$18
Animal Cruelty	$49,609	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.86 million	$53
Identity Theft	$159,253	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$29,399,157	$401

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Colony, 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 The Colony totals $61,092,109 ($833 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $90,491,265 ($1,234 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 central 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, of which The Colony has 8, do the same, and of The Colony's 73,314 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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The Colony 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 The Colony residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.207
Robbery	0.4180
Rape	1.057
Murder	0.0409
Total Violent Crime	2.724 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.52
Vehicle Theft	3.756
Burglary	1.689
Arson	0.0837
Total Property Crime	17.05 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0500
Drug Crimes	7.112
Vandalism	2.583
Identity Theft	0.2806
Animal Cruelty	0.0915
Total "Other" Rate	10.12 (C-)

Individual The Colony Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hebron, TX	C-	B-	C-
Hackberry, TX	B	A	B
Carrollton, TX	D	D+	D
Lakewood Village, TX	A	A	A+
Frisco, TX	C-	B-	C-
Lewisville, TX	D-	C-	D-
Little Elm, TX	B	B+	B
Plano, TX	D	C-	D
Lake Dallas, TX	D+	D+	D+
Addison, TX	D-	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

The Colony 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
Bethlehem, PA	C+	B-	B-
Buena Park, CA	C+	D+	D+
Boise, ID	B	B	B
Bradenton, FL	A+	A-	A-
Brentwood, CA	B	B-	B-
Bowie, MD	B+	B-	B-
Bolingbrook, IL	B-	B+	B+
Boulder, CO	F	D	D
Binghamton, NY	D+	D-	D-
Buckeye, AZ	A-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, The Colony 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 The Colony, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See The Colony schools on SchoolGrade

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