Taylor County, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C

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$58.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Taylor County, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $996 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Taylor 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 Taylor County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Taylor County sits in the 28th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 28% of counties and behind 72%. The grade covers only Taylor County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Taylor County is 4.917 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 129 in the east areas to 1 in 416 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Taylor County, TX report the most violent crime, about 136 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Taylor County, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Taylor County is projected at $58,580,390 for 2025, about $382 per resident and $996 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): 41.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

Taylor County, TX:	$382
Potter County, TX:	$459
Williamson County, TX:	$165
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $382 per resident each year in Taylor County, which is $124 more than the national average and $77 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Taylor County:

In Potter County, TX, crime costs $459 per person, which is $77 more than in Taylor County.
In Williamson County, TX, crime costs $165 per person, which is $217 less than in Taylor County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Taylor County	Cost per Taylor County Resident
Murder	$31.5 million	$206
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10.6 million	$69
Robbery	$3.27 million	$21
Assault	$13.1 million	$86
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$58,580,390	$382

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Taylor 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 Taylor County totals $264,675,209 ($1,726 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $323,255,599 ($2,108 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Taylor 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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Taylor County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.985
Robbery	0.6781
Rape	1.144
Murder	0.1094
Total Violent Crime	4.917 (D+)

Individual Taylor County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Callahan County, TX	C+	C+	B-
Jones County, TX	D+	D+	C-
Shackelford County, TX	C-	D+	B+
Nolan County, TX	D+	D+	C-
Fisher County, TX	D-	D-	D-
Coke County, TX	D	D+	D+
Eastland County, TX	D-	D-	D-
Stephens County, TX	D-	D	D
Mitchell County, TX	F	F	F
Scurry County, TX	D	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Taylor 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
Brunswick County, NC	B-	B-	B-
Calhoun County, MI	B	C-	C-
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-
Coconino County, AZ	D+	D-	D-
Coweta County, GA	A	C	C
Douglas County, GA	B	B-	B-
Blount County, TN	B+	C-	C-
Jackson County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Spotsylvania County, VA	A-	A	A
Penobscot County, ME	A-	A+	A+

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

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