Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Dawson County residents.
D-
Violent Crime Grade |
D- |
D |
|
Other Crime Grade |
D |
$5.27 million
Cost of Crime™ for Dawson County, TX
In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,129 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Dawson 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Dawson County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Dawson County sits in the 12th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 12% of counties and behind 88%. The grade covers only Dawson County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.
The violent crime rate in Dawson County is 6.668 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 85 in the northeast areas to 1 in 282 in the north.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Dawson County, TX report the most violent crime, about 40 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.
| Dawson County, TX: | $433 |
|---|---|
| Potter County, TX: | $459 |
| Williamson County, TX: | $165 |
| Texas: | $305 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Dawson County |
Cost per Dawson County Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$2.51 million |
$206 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$828,948 |
$68 |
Robbery |
$346,561 |
$28 |
Assault |
$1.58 million |
$130 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$5,267,417 |
$433 |
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 central 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Dawson County, TX at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Dawson County residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
4.530 |
Robbery |
0.9055 |
Rape |
1.124 |
Murder |
0.1097 |
Total Violent Crime |
6.668 (D-) |
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Dawson County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Dawson County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | C | D- | |
D | D | D | |
D- | C | F | |
D- | C- | D- | |
D- | D | D- | |
D | D | D | |
F | F | D- | |
D- | D | D- | |
D | D+ | D | |
F | F | F |
Dawson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | |
A- | B | B | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | |
C | B+ | B+ | |
F | F | F | |
D- | F | F | |
A- | A | A | |
D+ | D | D | |
A- | C | C |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Dawson County is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.
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