Potter County, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$55.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Potter County, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,238 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Potter 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 Potter County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Potter County sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of counties and behind 90%. The grade covers only Potter County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Potter County is 7.008 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 68 in the central areas to 1 in 179 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Potter County, TX report the most violent crime, about 154 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 53 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Potter County, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Potter County is projected at $55,828,712 for 2025, about $459 per resident and $1,238 per household. That equals 1.7% 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): 41.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Potter County, TX:	$459
Lubbock County, TX:	$452
Williamson County, TX:	$165
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $459 per resident each year in Potter County, which is $201 more than the national average and $154 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Potter County:

In Lubbock County, TX, crime costs $452 per person, which is $7 less than in Potter County.
In Williamson County, TX, crime costs $165 per person, which is $294 less than in Potter County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Potter County	Cost per Potter County Resident
Murder	$27.2 million	$223
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.14 million	$67
Robbery	$3.41 million	$28
Assault	$17.1 million	$141
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$55,828,712	$459

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Potter 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 Potter County totals $225,093,084 ($1,850 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $280,921,796 ($2,309 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Potter 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 southwest 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. Major airports, of which Potter County 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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Potter County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.893
Robbery	0.8917
Rape	1.104
Murder	0.1189
Total Violent Crime	7.008 (D-)

Individual Potter County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Randall County, TX	D+	C+	D
Armstrong County, TX	D-	D	D+
Carson County, TX	C-	C-	C
Oldham County, TX	D-	D	D-
Hutchinson County, TX	F	D	F
Deaf Smith County, TX	D-	C	D-
Gray County, TX	F	D	F
Donley County, TX	D-	C-	D-
Roberts County, TX	F	C-	F
Wheeler County, TX	D-	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Potter 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
Allegan County, MI	A+	B	B
Sebastian County, AR	D-	D-	D-
Chautauqua County, NY	B-	D+	D+
Caguas Municipio, PR	D	D	D
Bonneville County, ID	B-	B	B
Blair County, PA	A	B+	B+
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B-
Kennebec County, ME	A-	A+	A+
Jefferson County, NY	B+	C+	C+
La Crosse County, WI	B-	B+	B+

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

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