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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$60.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Woodlands, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $1,424 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Woodlands 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 Woodlands, 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 Woodlands's combined rate is about the same as the norm. The Woodlands sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of cities and behind 55%. The grade covers only The Woodlands's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in The Woodlands is 25.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 99 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of The Woodlands, TX report the most crime, about 604 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 149 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Woodlands, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Woodlands for 2025 is $60,714,546, about $505 per resident and $1,424 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

The Woodlands, TX:	$505
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Woodlands is $505 per year, which is $41 more than the national average and $50 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to The Woodlands:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $651 more than in The Woodlands.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $332 less than in The Woodlands

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Woodlands	Cost per The Woodlands Resident
Murder	$26.9 million	$224
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.51 million	$38
Robbery	$1.68 million	$14
Assault	$5.81 million	$48
Kidnapping	$619,450	$5
Vehicle Theft	$5.72 million	$48
Burglary	$2.19 million	$18
Theft	$5.81 million	$48
Arson	$298,710	$2
Vandalism	$2.65 million	$22
Animal Cruelty	$84,462	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.94 million	$33
Identity Theft	$464,040	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$60,714,546	$505

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Woodlands, 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 Woodlands totals $202,016,816 ($1,680 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $262,731,362 ($2,185 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, of which The Woodlands has 19, do the same, and of The Woodlands's 120,244 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 Woodlands 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 Woodlands residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.682
Robbery	0.4438
Rape	0.6191
Murder	0.1191
Total Violent Crime	2.864 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.337
Vehicle Theft	3.072
Burglary	2.010
Arson	0.1029
Total Property Crime	14.52 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0850
Drug Crimes	4.434
Vandalism	3.088
Identity Theft	0.4986
Animal Cruelty	0.0950
Total "Other" Rate	8.200 (C+)

Individual The Woodlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shenandoah, TX	C-	D+	D+
Oak Ridge North, TX	D	C	D
Spring, TX	C-	D+	C
Conroe, TX	C-	C	C-
Magnolia, TX	C+	C	C+
Pinehurst, TX	B	B-	B
Tomball, TX	B-	B-	B-
Stagecoach, TX	C	B	D+
Wigginsville, TX	B	A-	B-
Porter, TX	C	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

The Woodlands is lower 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
Bryan, TX	C	C	C
Anderson, IN	B-	C+	C+
Alexandria, VA	D	B+	B+
Auburn, AL	C	C+	C+
Antioch, TN	D-	D-	D-
Arvada, CO	D-	D+	D+
Anaheim, CA	C	D	D
Appleton, WI	C	B+	B+
Akron, OH	D+	C	C
Arlington, VA	C	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, The Woodlands is safer than the Texas state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Woodlands, TX average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See The Woodlands schools on SchoolGrade

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