crimebycounty

Texas Crime & Safety

Reported crime rates, safety scores, and FBI UCR coverage for all 254 counties.

FBI UCR data

Avg Violent Crime Rate

341.0

per 100K

Avg Property Crime Rate

1711.0

per 100K

Counties with Crime Rates

254/254

100% coverage

County crime atlas

Texas crime patterns by county

A state-level 2.5D view of reported county crime rates. Heights and color intensity are scaled within Texas, with extreme outliers capped visually so the county-by-county pattern stays readable without loading the full national explorer.

Counties

254

Coverage

100%

Data year

2022

State crime brief

What stands out in Texas

The average county-level total crime rate is 2052.0 per 100,000 residents, 12% below the national county benchmark.

Cottle County reports 0.0 total crimes per 100,000 residents, while Martin County reports 63332.1. That spread is why county-level lookup matters more than a single statewide average.

254 of 254 counties have full or partial FBI UCR coverage in the current build, with 1,711 reporting agencies represented.

Data coverage

254/254

counties with total crime rates

Reporting agencies

1,711

represented in the FBI UCR data

Primary year

2022

most common county crime data year

County average vs. national benchmark

Unweighted county averages, shown per 100,000 residents.

Total crime

12% below national benchmark.

2052.0

National 2335.1

Violent crime

10% below national benchmark.

341.0

National 380.7

Property crime

12% below national benchmark.

1711.0

National 1954.4

Safety score distribution

Low reported crime64 counties

25% of counties. Safety score 70 or higher.

Middle range76 counties

30% of counties. Safety score from 40 to 69.

Elevated reported crime114 counties

45% of counties. Safety score below 40.

Pending score0 counties

0% of counties. Safety score unavailable.

Reporting coverage

Partial agency coverage254

100%. Some agencies reported, so rates can understate local conditions.

Lowest reported total crime

  1. Cottle County

    Rank #1 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  2. Culberson County

    Rank #2 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  3. Dickens County

    Rank #3 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  4. Foard County

    Rank #4 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

  5. Kent County

    Rank #5 in this list

    0.0 per 100K

Highest reported total crime

  1. Martin County

    Rank #1 in this list

    63332.1 per 100K

  2. Clay County

    Rank #2 in this list

    33994.2 per 100K

  3. Loving County

    Rank #3 in this list

    25000.0 per 100K

  4. Hays County

    Rank #4 in this list

    17461.1 per 100K

  5. Fort Bend County

    Rank #5 in this list

    17400.6 per 100K

Highest reported violent crime

  1. Martin County

    Rank #1 in this list

    12509.6 per 100K

  2. Clay County

    Rank #2 in this list

    4946.6 per 100K

  3. Fort Bend County

    Rank #3 in this list

    3354.8 per 100K

  4. Jones County

    Rank #4 in this list

    3117.7 per 100K

  5. Hays County

    Rank #5 in this list

    2337.9 per 100K

All Texas Counties

CountySafety Score
Cottle County98/100
Culberson County98/100
Dickens County98/100
Foard County98/100
Kent County98/100
King County98/100
McMullen County98/100
Menard County98/100
Sherman County98/100
Stonewall County98/100
Terrell County98/100
Mitchell County95/100
San Jacinto County94/100
Kinney County94/100
Mason County93/100
Archer County93/100
Collingsworth County93/100
Taylor County93/100
Hudspeth County92/100
Hartley County92/100
Roberts County92/100
Oldham County92/100
La Salle County92/100
Presidio County92/100
Hansford County89/100
Wichita County89/100
Kimble County88/100
Wheeler County88/100
Lipscomb County88/100
Randall County87/100
Zapata County87/100
Jeff Davis County87/100
Rains County87/100
Brooks County86/100
Dimmit County86/100
Live Oak County86/100
Crane County84/100
Concho County83/100
Pecos County83/100
Brewster County80/100
Midland County80/100
Mills County80/100
Crosby County80/100
Throckmorton County80/100
Bosque County79/100
Baylor County78/100
Hopkins County77/100
Sutton County76/100
Shackelford County76/100
Hardeman County75/100
Williamson County74/100
San Saba County74/100
Hall County74/100
Castro County73/100
Carson County73/100
Coleman County73/100
Sabine County73/100
Lavaca County73/100
Jack County73/100
Gillespie County72/100
Red River County72/100
Fannin County71/100
Knox County71/100
Callahan County71/100
Hamilton County70/100
Sterling County69/100
Gaines County68/100
Bailey County68/100
Upton County66/100
Guadalupe County66/100
Garza County66/100
Schleicher County66/100
Zavala County65/100
Reagan County65/100
Trinity County65/100
Somervell County64/100
Bandera County64/100
Crockett County64/100
Parmer County63/100
Cass County61/100
Newton County61/100
Van Zandt County60/100
Lynn County60/100
Yoakum County60/100
Donley County59/100
Starr County59/100
Jim Hogg County59/100
Jackson County59/100
Rockwall County58/100
Blanco County58/100
Wood County58/100
Young County58/100
Hardin County57/100
Travis County57/100
Madison County57/100
Falls County56/100
Tyler County56/100
Kerr County56/100
Briscoe County56/100
Morris County56/100
Austin County56/100
Burleson County56/100
Kendall County55/100
Erath County55/100
Irion County55/100
Llano County55/100
Upshur County55/100
Lamb County54/100
Hemphill County54/100
Coke County53/100
Colorado County53/100
Milam County53/100
Lampasas County51/100
Childress County51/100
Anderson County50/100
Eastland County50/100
Refugio County48/100
Wise County48/100
Delta County47/100
Wilbarger County47/100
Tarrant County46/100
Dallam County46/100
Lee County45/100
Frio County45/100
San Patricio County45/100
Fayette County44/100
Reeves County44/100
Camp County44/100
Wilson County44/100
Runnels County43/100
Burnet County43/100
Winkler County42/100
Motley County42/100
Borden County42/100
Hood County42/100
Dallas County42/100
Floyd County42/100
Washington County42/100
Coryell County41/100
Leon County41/100
Stephens County39/100
Hill County39/100
Armstrong County38/100
DeWitt County38/100
Goliad County38/100
Rusk County37/100
Duval County37/100
Henderson County37/100
Johnson County36/100
Montague County36/100
McCulloch County36/100
Fisher County36/100
Medina County35/100
Cochran County35/100
Grayson County35/100
Cooke County35/100
Robertson County35/100
Haskell County35/100
Harrison County34/100
Liberty County34/100
Comanche County34/100
Waller County34/100
Karnes County34/100
Ochiltree County33/100
Shelby County33/100
Calhoun County33/100
Hale County33/100
Kaufman County32/100
Orange County32/100
Harris County32/100
Houston County32/100
El Paso County32/100
Nacogdoches County32/100
Val Verde County32/100
Parker County31/100
Montgomery County31/100
Hutchinson County31/100
Webb County30/100
Marion County30/100
Titus County30/100
Nolan County30/100
Jasper County29/100
Hunt County29/100
Comal County29/100
Andrews County28/100
San Augustine County28/100
Grimes County27/100
Brazoria County27/100
Terry County25/100
Edwards County24/100
Willacy County24/100
Ellis County24/100
Moore County24/100
Deaf Smith County24/100
Navarro County24/100
Smith County24/100
Bowie County23/100
Bastrop County23/100
Bell County23/100
Ward County22/100
Cherokee County22/100
Gonzales County22/100
Franklin County22/100
Brown County21/100
Swisher County21/100
Walker County21/100
Ector County21/100
Polk County21/100
Limestone County20/100
Hidalgo County19/100
Freestone County19/100
Panola County19/100
Scurry County18/100
Galveston County18/100
Real County18/100
Cameron County18/100
Victoria County18/100
Lamar County17/100
Gray County16/100
Brazos County15/100
Atascosa County15/100
Palo Pinto County15/100
Maverick County14/100
Uvalde County14/100
Dawson County14/100
Kenedy County12/100
Angelina County12/100
Hockley County12/100
Kleberg County11/100
Gregg County10/100
McLennan County10/100
Tom Green County9/100
Jim Wells County8/100
Wharton County8/100
Howard County8/100
Bee County8/100
Jefferson County6/100
Matagorda County6/100
Aransas County4/100
Nueces County4/100
Glasscock County3/100
Denton County3/100
Lubbock County2/100
Bexar County2/100
Caldwell County1/100
Potter County1/100
Collin County1/100
Chambers County1/100
Fort Bend County0/100
Jones County0/100
Hays County0/100
Clay County0/100
Loving County0/100
Martin County0/100

Crime rates per 100K population. — = data pending.

Crime data questions

How to read Texas crime data

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the lowest reported crime rate?
Cottle County has the lowest reported total crime rate in the current Texas county dataset at 0.0 incidents per 100,000 residents. Use this as a reported county-level benchmark, not a neighborhood-level guarantee.
Which Texas county has the highest reported crime rate?
Martin County has the highest reported total crime rate in the current Texas county dataset at 63332.1 incidents per 100,000 residents. Per-capita rates can be volatile in small counties, so compare the rate with coverage, agency count, and local law enforcement sources.
How does Texas compare with the national crime benchmark?
Texas's unweighted county-average total crime rate is 2052.0 per 100,000 residents, 12% below national benchmark. The national benchmark shown on this page is 2335.1 per 100,000 residents.
Is violent crime or property crime more common in Texas?
Property crime makes up about 83% of the average reported county crime mix in Texas, while violent crime makes up about 17%. These shares are based on county-level rates in the available FBI UCR dataset.
How complete is the FBI UCR data for Texas?
254 of 254 Texas counties have total crime rates in the current build. The page also lists coverage labels so readers can distinguish full, partial, homicide-only, unavailable, and unlabeled reporting.
Which Texas county has the highest reported violent crime rate?
Martin County has the highest reported violent crime rate in the current Texas county dataset at 12509.6 incidents per 100,000 residents. Violent crime can be highly localized, so use county comparisons as a starting point for local research.

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Data Sources

Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.

Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.

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