Richland Hills, Waco, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.37 million

Cost of Crime™ for Richland Hills, Waco, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,008 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Richland Hills 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 Richland Hills against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Richland Hills sits in the 9th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 9% of neighborhoods and behind 91%. The grade covers only Richland Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Richland Hills is 10.81 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the east areas to 1 in 137 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Richland Hills, Waco, TX report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Richland Hills, Waco, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Richland Hills is projected at $2,373,109 for 2025, about $629 per resident and $1,008 per household. That equals 2.3% 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): 42.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Richland Hills Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Richland Hills, Waco, TX:	$629
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX:	$817
Villages of Westcreek, San Ant:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $629 per resident each year in Richland Hills, which is $370 more than the national average and $324 more than Waco's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Richland Hills:

In Downtown Houston, Houston, TX, crime costs $817 per person, which is $188 more than in Richland Hills.
In Villages of Westcreek, San Ant, crime costs $85 per person, which is $544 less than in Richland Hills

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Richland Hills	Cost per Richland Hills Resident
Murder	$1.05 million	$278
Rape/Sexual Assault	$285,201	$76
Robbery	$194,326	$51
Assault	$842,679	$223
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,373,109	$629

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Richland Hills, Waco, 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 Richland Hills totals $8,646,761 ($2,291 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,019,870 ($2,920 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Richland Hills, Waco, 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 east part of the neighborhood 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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Richland Hills Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.775
Robbery	1.637
Rape	1.246
Murder	0.1482
Total Violent Crime	10.81 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Richland Hills is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Richland Hills.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brookview, Waco, TX	C	C	C-
Parkdale Viking Hills, Waco, TX	C	C	C-
Kendrick, Waco, TX	C+	C+	B-
Landon Branch, Waco, TX	B+	B-	A-
University, Waco, TX	D	D-	D+
North Waco, Waco, TX	C-	D-	C+
Alta Vista-Waco, Waco, TX	C-	C-	C-
West Waco, Woodway, TX	A-	A-	A-
Baylor, Waco, TX	B	B	B
Cedar Ridge, Waco, TX	B	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Richland Hills is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ardmore-Gould Estates-Olin Heights, Savannah, GA	C	B-	B-
Sun Willows, Pasco, WA	C-	B-	B-
South Pier, Sheboygan, WI	D	D	D
South East Lake, Birmingham, AL	D+	D	D
Rosemont North, Orlando, FL	A	B	B
Plymouth-Exchange, Rochester, NY	C	F	F
Pineapple Park, West Palm Beach, FL	A+	A+	A+
Moorland-Rimrock, Madison, WI	B	B-	B-
Melrose-Rugby, Roanoke, VA	D-	C-	C-
Live Oaks Square, Tampa, FL	B-	D	D

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

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