Ben Franklin, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$44,489

Cost of Crime™ for Ben Franklin, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $563 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ben Franklin 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 Ben Franklin against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Ben Franklin sits in the 41st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 41% of cities and behind 59%. The grade covers only Ben Franklin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Ben Franklin is 3.343 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 237 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 339 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Ben Franklin, TX report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ben Franklin, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ben Franklin is projected at $44,489 for 2025, about $225 per resident and $563 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 46.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ben Franklin Compared to Other Cities?

Ben Franklin, TX:	$225
Massey Lake, TX:	$704
Timberwood Park, TX:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $225 per resident each year in Ben Franklin, which is $34 less than the national average and $80 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ben Franklin:

In Massey Lake, TX, crime costs $704 per person, which is $479 more than in Ben Franklin.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $85 per person, which is $140 less than in Ben Franklin

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Ben Franklin	Cost per Ben Franklin Resident
Murder	$17,872	$90
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14,468	$73
Robbery	$3,054	$15
Assault	$9,095	$46
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$44,489	$225

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ben Franklin, 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 Ben Franklin totals $191,777 ($969 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $236,266 ($1,193 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ben Franklin, 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 city has few 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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Ben Franklin Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.599
Robbery	0.4904
Rape	1.205
Murder	0.0480
Total Violent Crime	3.343 (C)

Individual Ben Franklin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rattan, TX	B	C-	A
Enloe, TX	B+	B	A
Roxton, TX	B	D	A-
Harmon, TX	B+	C	B+
Pecan Gap, TX	B-	D+	B
Cooper, TX	D+	D-	C-
Howland, TX	A-	C	A
Mount Joy, TX	B+	B-	A
Klondike, TX	B	C-	A
Prattville, TX	B+	B	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ben Franklin is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Culp Creek, OR	D-	D	D
Daysville, TN	C	D	D
Okfuskee, OK	D+	D-	D-
Star, OK	F	D	D
Stewarts Point, CA	C-	D-	D-
Dalewood, SC	C	C	C
Octa, MO	B	C	C
Kiro, KS	B+	B	B
Cundiyo, NM	F	F	F
Ola, ID	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Ben Franklin is safer than the Texas state average and safer than the national average.

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