Bell County, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$113.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bell County, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $787 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bell County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bell County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Bell County sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of counties and behind 66%. The grade covers only Bell County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Bell County is 4.537 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 145 in the northwest areas to 1 in 465 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Bell County, TX report the most violent crime, about 431 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 77 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bell County, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bell County is projected at $113,563,549 for 2025, about $280 per resident and $787 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bell County Compared to Other Counties?

Bell County, TX:	$280
Potter County, TX:	$459
Williamson County, TX:	$165
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $280 per resident each year in Bell County, which is $22 more than the national average and $25 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Bell County:

In Potter County, TX, crime costs $459 per person, which is $179 more than in Bell County.
In Williamson County, TX, crime costs $165 per person, which is $115 less than in Bell County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bell County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bell County	Cost per Bell County Resident
Murder	$48.9 million	$121
Rape/Sexual Assault	$23.0 million	$57
Robbery	$6.06 million	$15
Assault	$35.6 million	$88
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$113,563,549	$280

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bell County, TX

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bell County totals $446,188,426 ($1,101 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $559,751,975 ($1,382 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bell County, TX, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bell County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bell County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.063
Robbery	0.4753
Rape	0.9346
Murder	0.0642
Total Violent Crime	4.537 (C-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Bell County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Bell County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Coryell County, TX	D	D	D-
Lampasas County, TX	D+	D-	D+
Williamson County, TX	B	A-	B-
Falls County, TX	D+	D	D+
McLennan County, TX	C	D+	C-
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	C
Burnet County, TX	D+	C-	D
Llano County, TX	C-	D+	C-
Robertson County, TX	D	D+	D
Mills County, TX	C-	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Bell County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Duval County, FL	A	B-	B-
Barnstable County, MA	A+	B	B
Cuyahoga County, OH	D	D+	D+
Lancaster County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Kitsap County, WA	D-	C+	C+
Dona Ana County, NM	D	D	D
Atlantic County, NJ	A-	A-	A-
Kent County, MI	B+	C-	C-
Dutchess County, NY	A-	B-	B-
Lane County, OR	D-	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bell County is as safe as the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

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