Buchanan Dam, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$497,405

Cost of Crime™ for Buchanan Dam, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $445 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Buchanan Dam 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 Buchanan Dam against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Buchanan Dam sits in the 48th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only Buchanan Dam's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Buchanan Dam is 2.996 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 245 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 428 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Buchanan Dam, TX report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Buchanan Dam, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Buchanan Dam is projected at $497,405 for 2025, about $216 per resident and $445 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 45.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Buchanan Dam Compared to Other Cities?

Buchanan Dam, TX:	$216
Massey Lake, TX:	$704
Timberwood Park, TX:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $216 per resident each year in Buchanan Dam, which is $43 less than the national average and $89 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Buchanan Dam:

In Massey Lake, TX, crime costs $704 per person, which is $488 more than in Buchanan Dam.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $85 per person, which is $131 less than in Buchanan Dam

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Buchanan Dam	Cost per Buchanan Dam Resident
Murder	$221,465	$96
Rape/Sexual Assault	$148,064	$64
Robbery	$33,056	$14
Assault	$94,819	$41
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$497,405	$216

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Buchanan Dam, 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 Buchanan Dam totals $2,218,863 ($962 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,716,268 ($1,177 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Buchanan Dam, 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 south part of the city 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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Buchanan Dam Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.431
Robbery	0.4555
Rape	1.059
Murder	0.0511
Total Violent Crime	2.996 (C+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Buchanan Dam is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Buchanan Dam.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bluffton, TX	C-	D	C-
Buchanan Lake Village, TX	F	F	F
Kingsland, TX	D	D-	D
Tow, TX	F	F	F
Lone Grove, TX	D+	D+	C-
Highland Haven, TX	C+	C+	C+
Burnet, TX	C-	D+	C+
Fairland, TX	D-	C-	F
Llano, TX	D-	D-	D
Oxford, TX	D+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Buchanan Dam 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
Wrangell, AK	B-	F	F
Bethel, VT	B	C+	C+
West Union, WV	D	D	D
Unalaska, AK	C+	D-	D-
Londonderry, OH	A-	B+	B+
Mossyrock, WA	D+	C	C
Millry, AL	D+	B-	B-
Milford Center, OH	C+	A-	A-
Merryville, LA	D+	D+	D+
Rolling Fork, MS	D-	C+	C+

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

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