Palo Alto, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$113,192

Cost of Crime™ for Palo Alto, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $795 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Palo Alto sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Palo Alto's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Palo Alto is 5.589 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 160 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 222 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Palo Alto, TX report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palo Alto, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Palo Alto is projected at $113,192 for 2025, about $340 per resident and $795 per household. That equals 1.1% 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): 42.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Palo Alto, TX:	$340
Massey Lake, TX:	$704
Timberwood Park, TX:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $340 per resident each year in Palo Alto, which is $82 more than the national average and $35 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palo Alto:

In Massey Lake, TX, crime costs $704 per person, which is $364 more than in Palo Alto.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $85 per person, which is $255 less than in Palo Alto

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Palo Alto	Cost per Palo Alto Resident
Murder	$49,853	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19,339	$58
Robbery	$5,370	$16
Assault	$38,629	$116
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$113,192	$340

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto totals $435,349 ($1,307 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $548,541 ($1,647 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Palo Alto, 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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Palo Alto Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.039
Robbery	0.5127
Rape	0.9578
Murder	0.0797
Total Violent Crime	5.589 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bishop, TX	D-	D	D-
Kingsville, TX	F	D-	F
Driscoll, TX	F	F	F
Agua Dulce, TX	F	D	F
Petronila, TX	C-	C	D+
Ben Bolt, TX	C+	D+	B-
San Pedro, TX	D-	D	D-
Alice, TX	D-	D-	D-
Violet, TX	C-	C	D+
San Jose, TX	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palo Alto 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
Kirkville, IA	A+	A	A
South Bradford, PA	A	C+	C+
South Beaver Dam, WI	B+	A+	A+
Snug Harbor, WA	F	D	D
Leon, WI	B-	A+	A+
Lax, GA	D	C-	C-
Lane Village, MA	A+	A+	A+
Lake Point, UT	D-	C+	C+
Lake Floyd, WV	A	A+	A+
Lake Bronson, MN	D	C	C

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

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