McAllen, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$277.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for McAllen, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,033 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the McAllen area 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 the McAllen area against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. McAllen sits in the 14th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only the McAllen area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in the McAllen area is 5.814 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 140 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 199 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of McAllen, TX report the most violent crime, about 863 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 259 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in McAllen, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in McAllen is projected at $277,201,741 for 2025, about $300 per resident and $1,033 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 40.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

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

McAllen, TX:	$300
Massey Lake, TX:	$704
Timberwood Park, TX:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $300 per resident each year in McAllen, which is $42 more than the national average and $5 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to McAllen:

In Massey Lake, TX, crime costs $704 per person, which is $404 more than in McAllen.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $85 per person, which is $215 less than in McAllen

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to McAllen	Cost per McAllen Resident
Murder	$92.1 million	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$57.7 million	$62
Robbery	$22.1 million	$24
Assault	$105.3 million	$114
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$277,201,741	$300

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in McAllen, 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 McAllen totals $925,776,273 ($1,002 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,202,978,014 ($1,302 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in McAllen, 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 west 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. Major airports, of which the McAllen area has 1, are the extreme case. 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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McAllen Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.970
Robbery	0.7619
Rape	1.029
Murder	0.0530
Total Violent Crime	5.814 (D-)

Individual McAllen Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Palmhurst, TX	D	D	D
Lopezville, TX	D	D	D
Pharr, TX	D-	D-	D-
Alton, TX	D	D	D-
San Juan, TX	D-	D-	D-
Edinburg, TX	D-	D	D-
Mission, TX	D	D	D
Madero, TX	F	F	F
Granjeno, TX	F	F	F
Alamo, TX	D-	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

McAllen is higher 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
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-
Allentown, PA	B	B	B
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+
Albany, NY	B-	C	C
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, the McAllen area is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

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