Van Zandt County, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$16.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Van Zandt County, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $695 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Van Zandt 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 C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Van Zandt County against the average US county, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Van Zandt County sits in the 47th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 47% of counties and behind 53%. The grade covers only Van Zandt County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Van Zandt County is 3.805 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 184 in the central areas to 1 in 480 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Van Zandt County, TX report the most violent crime, about 54 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Van Zandt County, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Van Zandt County is projected at $16,892,534 for 2025, about $255 per resident and $695 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 44.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

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

Van Zandt County, TX:	$255
Potter County, TX:	$459
Williamson County, TX:	$165
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $255 per resident each year in Van Zandt County, which is $4 less than the national average and $50 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Van Zandt County:

In Potter County, TX, crime costs $459 per person, which is $204 more than in Van Zandt County.
In Williamson County, TX, crime costs $165 per person, which is $90 less than in Van Zandt County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Van Zandt County	Cost per Van Zandt County Resident
Murder	$7.32 million	$110
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.46 million	$67
Robbery	$1.06 million	$16
Assault	$4.05 million	$61
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$16,892,534	$255

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt County totals $71,446,964 ($1,077 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $88,339,498 ($1,332 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Van Zandt 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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Van Zandt County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.128
Robbery	0.5097
Rape	1.109
Murder	0.0587
Total Violent Crime	3.805 (C+)

Individual Van Zandt County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rains County, TX	C	B-	C
Henderson County, TX	C+	C	B-
Wood County, TX	C	C	C
Kaufman County, TX	B	B-	B-
Smith County, TX	C	C	C-
Hunt County, TX	C+	C	C
Rockwall County, TX	A-	A-	A-
Navarro County, TX	D+	D+	D
Upshur County, TX	C+	C	C+
Camp County, TX	D-	C-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Van Zandt County is similar 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
Pickaway County, OH	B+	A-	A-
Livingston County, NY	A	B+	B+
Logan County, OK	B	C	C
Lowndes County, MS	A	A+	A+
Lyon County, NV	C	D+	D+
Madison County, NY	A	B-	B-
Marion County, OH	B	B+	B+
Marquette County, MI	C-	C	C
Mason County, WA	C-	D+	D+
Maverick County, TX	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Van Zandt County is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

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