Gonzales County, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C-

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$7.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gonzales County, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,026 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gonzales 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 Gonzales County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Gonzales County sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of counties and behind 66%. The grade covers only Gonzales County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Gonzales County is 4.532 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 124 in the south areas to 1 in 440 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Gonzales County, TX report the most violent crime, about 23 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gonzales County, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Gonzales County is projected at $7,459,057 for 2025, about $399 per resident and $1,026 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 40.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Gonzales County, TX:	$399
Potter County, TX:	$459
Williamson County, TX:	$165
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $399 per resident each year in Gonzales County, which is $140 more than the national average and $94 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Gonzales County:

In Potter County, TX, crime costs $459 per person, which is $60 more than in Gonzales County.
In Williamson County, TX, crime costs $165 per person, which is $234 less than in Gonzales County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Gonzales County	Cost per Gonzales County Resident
Murder	$4.51 million	$241
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.03 million	$55
Robbery	$422,464	$23
Assault	$1.49 million	$80
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$7,459,057	$399

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Gonzales 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 Gonzales County totals $35,401,611 ($1,892 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $42,860,668 ($2,290 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Gonzales 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 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.

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Gonzales County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.776
Robbery	0.7177
Rape	0.9102
Murder	0.1283
Total Violent Crime	4.532 (C-)

Individual Gonzales County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lavaca County, TX	C+	C	B-
DeWitt County, TX	F	D	F
Caldwell County, TX	C+	C+	C-
Guadalupe County, TX	B+	B+	B-
Wilson County, TX	A	B+	A
Fayette County, TX	C+	C-	C
Comal County, TX	B+	B	B
Colorado County, TX	D	C-	D-
Bexar County, TX	D+	C	D-
Jackson County, TX	C+	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Gonzales County is similar 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
Richland County, WI	B+	B+	B+
Humphreys County, TN	C	D+	D+
Hutchinson County, TX	F	D	D
Iosco County, MI	B+	C-	C-
Iowa County, WI	A-	A	A
Iroquois County, IL	A+	A	A
Randolph County, AR	D-	D-	D-
Reeves County, TX	F	F	F
Renville County, MN	B	C+	C+
Richland County, ND	C+	A-	A-

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

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