Crime in Wright City, TX

Wright City is a community of 353 in Rusk County, about 25 miles southwest of downtown Longview · Updated November 2026

Is Wright City, TX safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Wright City: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 86% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 950 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

86% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wright City as a whole, and 14% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wright City scores 950.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 946 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 957 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Wright City

Map of Wright City shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Wright City, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wright City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Wright City

CrimeGrade™ estimates Wright City has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 31% less than the US as a whole and 39% less than Texas.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Wright City, about 34% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.100.05
RapeAunder 10.800.38
RobberyA+under 10.070.62
AssaultA+38.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+13.12.4
TheftA+25.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 11.32.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismA+25.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Wright City compares with nearby cities

Wright City has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wright CityA+950A+A+353
Turnertown 2 milesA+928A+A251
New London 4 milesA915AA1,110
Salem 4 milesA+954A+A+517
Lakeport 21 milesB+701A-C+884
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Selman City 5 milesA+948A+A+187
Overton 5 milesA916AA+4,110
Price 6 milesA+954A+A+781
Arp 6 milesA+934A+A+3,030
Joinerville 6 milesA+944A+A+316
Sinclair City 7 milesA+948A+A+720
Pitner Junction 8 milesA+956A+A+472

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Wright City. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Wright City has more crime than 84% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wright CityA+950A+A+353
Olive, MTA+995A+A+353
New Cambria, MOA+989A+A+353
Hebron, MOA+988A+A+353
Gowen, OKA+986A+A+353
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Hahn, MOA+985A+A+353
Oxbow, NDA+984A+A+353
Geneva, PAA+975A+A+353
East Brookwood, ALA+974A+A+353
Hallidayboro, ILA+964A+A+353
Shulls Mill, NCA+963A+A+353

What crime costs Wright City

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wright City about $1,189 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $740,000 a year, or $2,112 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$68,000$194
Rape$17,000$48
Robbery$760$2
Assault$36,000$103
Burglary$9,900$28
Theft$11,000$30
Vehicle theft$6,900$19
Arson$280$1
Vandalism$14,000$41
Total$160,000$467

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Wright City means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Wright City is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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Schools in Wright City

Schools in Wright City, TX average a SchoolGrade of C-: 42% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Wright City on SchoolGrade