El Paso, TX Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in the El Paso area in green. The most dangerous areas in the El Paso area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is El Paso, TX Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. El Paso is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the El Paso area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in the El Paso area is 20.30 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the El Paso area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in the El Paso area may be as high as 1 in 12 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 88 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northwest parts of El Paso, TX: about 4,032 per year. The northeast part of the El Paso area has fewer cases of theft with only 282 in a typical year.

How El Paso's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in the El Paso area to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, the El Paso area is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in El Paso, TX

Theft is projected to cost the residents of El Paso about $98,853,684 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of the El Paso area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Paso, including every crime type and how El Paso compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading El Paso's crime maps on the El Paso overall crime page.

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Individual El Paso Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in the El Paso area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the El Paso area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Fort Bliss, TX	D-	C-	D-	D-
Socorro, TX	D	D	D	D+
Homestead Meadows South, TX	D	D	D	D
Sunland Park, NM	D	D	D	C-
Homestead Meadows North, TX	D	D	D	D-
Horizon City, TX	D+	D	D+	D+
Santa Teresa, NM	C-	C-	C-	C+
Dell City, TX	F	F	F	F
Salt Flat, TX	F	F	F	F
Columbus, NM	D-	D-	D-	D+

Theft in City with Similar Populations

El Paso is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	D+
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	C+
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	C
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-	D+
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Albany, NY	B-	C	C	D+
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-	B+
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in El Paso, TX average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See El Paso schools on SchoolGrade

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