Safest Cities in Texas

In this report, AdvisorSmith examined crime reports published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to understand which cities in Texas have the lowest levels of reported crime on a per capita basis. We applied a proprietary methodology to score the crime levels in cities across the state that takes into account the level of reported crimes, as well as the relative severity of crimes in each city. This crime score places higher weight on more serious crimes like murder and rape, while assigning a lower weighting to property crimes. We found that the average crime score for Texas cities was 48, and scores ranged from 6 up to 371.

We studied a total of 655 cities in the states of Texas, which were segmented into small, midsize, and large categories based upon population. Small cities were those with under 10,000 residents. Midsize cities had between 10,000 and 100,000 residents, and large cities had over 100,000 residents. There were a total of 39 large cities, 198 midsize cities, and 418 small cities included in this analysis.

Safest Large Cities in Texas

Among large cities in Texas, the average crime score was 69. The safest large city had a crime score of 19, while the city with the highest reported crime had a score of 205. Cities with at least 100,000 residents were considered large cities for the purposes of this analysis.

The safest large city in Texas was Sugar Land. This city is located in the southwest corner of the Houston metropolitan area and is a suburban part of the area. Historically, the city was home to a large sugar plantation, and it later became host to numerous large master-planned suburban housing communities. Imperial Sugar is still based in Sugar Land, and the city is also home to several energy and petroleum products companies.

Amarillo was the large Texas city with the highest reported levels of crime in the state. Located in the northwestern portion of Texas in the panhandle, Amarillo historically was known for cattle trading, helium production, meat processing, and nuclear weapon assembly. Energy is also a major industry in the city.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Sugar Land	2.6	12.9	18.9
2	Allen	4.0	10.9	19.8
3	Mckinney	6.8	9.9	25.1
4	League City	8.0	13.9	29.7
5	Pearland	7.4	17.3	30.3
6	Plano	6.5	17.2	32.5
7	Round Rock	9.5	17.1	33.6
8	Frisco	7.8	19.4	35.2
9	College Station	8.8	17.6	37.5
10	Lewisville	10.3	19.9	43.6
11	Mcallen	13.0	24.8	43.6
12	El Paso	12.6	15.1	47.3
13	Laredo	14.0	17.7	49.1
14	Irving	11.8	24.4	49.8
15	Denton	13.2	20.5	50.5
16	Midland	14.0	23.8	53.6
17	Garland	15.9	25.9	59.4
18	Grand Prairie	12.0	30.6	60.0
19	Edinburg	15.5	29.3	61.1
20	Killeen	17.9	22.6	62.9
21	Brownsville	16.7	24.7	64.2
22	Fort Worth	13.4	27.2	65.4
23	Tyler	14.2	30.0	65.7
24	Pasadena	15.8	25.1	70.6
25	San Angelo	24.1	31.4	75.5
26	Abilene	26.7	26.4	75.6
27	Mesquite	15.8	36.4	77.5
28	Wichita Falls	26.4	30.4	78.4
29	Arlington	22.4	28.1	78.5
30	Austin	21.6	39.3	84.5
31	Waco	21.7	32.9	85.9
32	Corpus Christi	26.5	34.5	104.3
33	San Antonio	21.8	43.2	104.9
34	Dallas	24.4	35.4	108.9
35	Odessa	29.7	29.9	117.5
36	Beaumont	38.3	36.2	130.7
37	Lubbock	30.2	46.1	131.0
38	Houston	30.0	44.1	131.5
39	Amarillo	53.0	75.3	204.6

Safest Midsize Cities in Texas

The safest midsize city in Texas was Fulshear. This city is located on the far western end of the Houston metropolitan area. Fulshear is a city with a very high median household income. The city is primarily a farming and ranching community but has a growing commercial district. 

The average crime score for midsize cities in Texas was 51. The safest midsize city had a crime score of 6, while the city with the highest score had a crime score of 201. Midsize cities included those cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 residents.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Fulshear	0.1	6.2	6.4
2	Trophy Club	1.6	5.1	7.1
3	Colleyville	1.4	6.1	8.5
4	University Park	1.0	7.4	9.8
5	Horizon City	3.2	5.0	10.0
6	Fate	3.0	4.7	10.2
7	Memorial Villages	1.1	6.0	10.3
8	West University Place	0.9	7.8	10.9
9	Hutto	3.4	4.3	11.0
10	Murphy	4.4	5.0	11.9
11	Highland Village	3.8	6.5	13.8
12	Keller	3.8	7.2	14.0
13	Melissa	3.6	6.8	14.2
14	Lockhart	2.3	10.9	14.2
15	Little Elm	4.5	3.9	15.3
16	Flower Mound	2.7	9.3	15.3
17	Wylie	3.3	7.5	15.4
18	Lakeway	3.5	9.0	15.5
19	Corinth	3.8	7.6	15.5
20	Southlake	2.1	12.1	15.8
21	Prosper	4.5	9.2	16.7
22	Celina	4.9	6.7	16.7
23	Canyon	4.5	9.4	18.9
24	Manvel	7.0	8.2	19.1
25	Coppell	3.1	12.7	19.8
26	Mansfield	3.4	10.8	20.2
27	Hewitt	6.4	9.3	21.0
28	Fredericksburg	4.2	11.3	21.1
29	Pflugerville	4.3	12.5	21.6
30	Anna	6.0	8.9	21.8
31	Friendswood	6.7	9.1	21.9
32	Socorro	6.7	8.6	22.0
33	Georgetown	6.3	9.3	22.1
34	Pearsall	6.8	12.5	22.2
35	Cedar Park	7.3	9.4	22.2
36	Cibolo	6.5	8.7	22.5
37	Princeton	7.5	10.9	23.4
38	Santa Fe	7.2	9.3	23.5
39	Sachse	9.4	10.0	23.5
40	Leander	7.1	8.8	23.8
41	Midlothian	7.6	11.1	23.9
42	Buda	4.7	14.9	25.8
43	Missouri City	6.0	11.7	26.2
44	Forney	6.7	11.9	26.2
45	Ennis	5.4	16.6	26.8
46	Bellaire	3.0	17.7	27.5
47	Rio Grande City	4.5	18.4	27.7
48	Sulphur Springs	7.1	10.4	29.2
49	Kyle	8.4	13.2	29.5
50	Seagoville	4.5	20.8	29.8
51	Benbrook	5.6	15.5	29.9
52	Rowlett	8.4	14.3	30.2
53	Rockwall	7.8	16.1	30.4
54	Lumberton	9.7	11.5	30.6
55	Robinson	6.5	13.2	31.8
56	Red Oak	3.4	22.9	32.5
57	White Settlement	6.1	19.8	33.3
58	Boerne	7.6	18.7	33.8
59	Watauga	9.6	15.5	34.0
60	Mission	7.2	18.9	34.0
61	Harker Heights	6.1	16.3	34.1
62	Belton	2.1	19.0	34.2
63	Weatherford	9.3	14.8	34.6
64	Grapevine	7.0	18.7	34.6
65	Jacinto City	7.2	21.4	34.8
66	Portland	11.0	18.1	34.9
67	Roma	13.5	9.4	35.0
68	Schertz	8.6	14.3	35.1
69	Deer Park	9.1	16.1	35.3
70	Bonham	5.9	16.1	35.5
71	Seabrook	12.5	13.6	35.7
72	Kerrville	11.5	12.6	36.1
73	Hidalgo	7.8	8.8	36.3
74	Jacksonville	9.2	17.9	36.7
75	Royse City	9.0	14.9	36.8
76	Dumas	8.5	17.6	36.9
77	Galena Park	11.4	12.9	37.3
78	Farmers Branch	6.7	22.4	37.6
79	Del Rio	14.2	17.0	37.8
80	Azle	10.9	20.7	37.8
81	Waxahachie	7.9	21.4	38.1
82	Euless	8.4	20.4	38.9
83	Stephenville	9.1	18.1	39.0
84	Vidor	8.0	21.1	39.1
85	North Richland Hills	10.2	17.8	40.2
86	Eagle Pass	11.0	23.0	40.3
87	Saginaw	10.2	16.8	40.9
88	Burkburnett	9.1	19.0	41.2
89	La Porte	14.0	14.6	42.0
90	Ingleside	9.9	16.8	42.1
91	The Colony	9.3	14.5	43.2
92	Angleton	13.3	14.1	43.2
93	Richardson	6.8	25.7	44.0
94	Gatesville	15.4	16.4	45.4
95	Beeville	7.1	27.0	45.5
96	Cedar Hill	9.1	25.9	46.6
97	Port Neches	15.3	15.5	47.1
98	Burleson	12.5	18.9	47.9
99	New Braunfels	16.6	15.3	48.1
100	Conroe	11.6	24.0	48.3
101	Crowley	9.6	26.1	48.9
102	Pharr	15.3	17.6	49.9
103	Carrollton	9.3	26.3	50.2
104	Bedford	12.6	20.3	50.3
105	Greenville	12.7	22.2	50.4
106	Plainview	13.5	25.8	50.9
107	Taylor	13.6	24.8	50.9
108	Port Lavaca	12.7	13.8	51.0
109	Freeport	10.5	21.0	51.3
110	Dickinson	13.9	17.7	52.0
111	Converse	8.7	16.1	52.2
112	Lake Jackson	14.9	25.4	52.4
113	Athens	8.8	22.1	52.4
114	Andrews	13.3	15.5	52.5
115	Alvin	13.0	24.5	53.3
116	Sweetwater	12.8	26.2	54.1
117	Cleburne	15.4	19.1	54.1
118	Orange	11.0	18.1	54.1
119	Richmond	14.5	18.5	54.3
120	Denison	11.8	18.2	54.5
121	Huntsville	15.0	15.7	55.3
122	Manor	12.6	20.1	55.7
123	Haltom City	11.1	26.3	55.8
124	Mineral Wells	16.3	31.1	55.9
125	Desoto	16.1	22.0	55.9
126	Temple	17.0	22.2	56.5
127	Lancaster	12.0	25.5	56.7
128	Nederland	17.3	18.9	57.0
129	Hereford	8.3	21.0	57.2
130	Seguin	20.0	23.6	59.1
131	Hurst	11.8	35.8	59.9
132	Forest Hill	13.0	31.7	60.0
133	Terrell	13.6	34.3	61.2
134	Pleasanton	15.6	26.5	61.5
135	San Marcos	15.6	23.1	62.0
136	Borger	18.6	24.3	62.6
137	Live Oak	12.5	39.6	62.7
138	Rosenberg	23.0	17.6	63.0
139	San Juan	14.7	22.9	63.0
140	Duncanville	11.5	27.8	63.1
141	El Campo	15.0	29.9	63.5
142	Glenn Heights	17.3	23.9	63.6
143	South Houston	13.2	25.7	63.7
144	Leon Valley	11.2	46.3	63.8
145	Vernon	19.3	18.5	64.6
146	Universal City	18.3	27.4	65.0
147	Nacogdoches	22.0	25.7	65.9
148	Groves	17.4	19.5	66.2
149	Clute	20.6	22.5	67.1
150	Robstown	18.7	27.8	67.5
151	Rockport	12.4	40.6	68.1
152	Bryan	20.5	22.3	68.4
153	Copperas Cove	26.1	21.6	69.2
154	Sherman	19.7	26.1	69.8
155	Granbury	13.8	41.3	69.8
156	Texas City	20.7	28.2	71.6
157	Kilgore	21.7	27.6	72.1
158	Brenham	21.4	20.8	72.3
159	Longview	16.2	30.2	73.1
160	Gainesville	21.5	22.2	73.2
161	Port Arthur	19.6	21.8	75.6
162	Pecos	11.3	17.8	75.9
163	Palestine	19.8	24.9	76.2
164	Kingsville	17.4	29.6	76.9
165	Victoria	19.3	29.2	78.2
166	Marshall	16.6	35.9	79.8
167	Weslaco	22.0	36.6	80.5
168	Uvalde	24.2	37.6	80.9
169	Baytown	17.7	38.6	81.2
170	Brownwood	26.4	34.8	81.6
171	Mercedes	22.2	39.5	83.2
172	Alton	13.5	15.8	83.4
173	Galveston	23.3	32.3	86.1
174	Stafford	19.6	32.8	88.1
175	Alamo	14.1	49.2	88.6
176	Mount Pleasant	25.8	28.5	88.7
177	Katy	16.2	50.1	90.3
178	Balch Springs	20.7	35.5	91.0
179	Texarkana	20.6	45.7	91.2
180	Addison	21.6	43.0	91.7
181	San Benito	15.9	38.8	91.9
182	Big Spring	26.8	37.1	92.8
183	Harlingen	20.6	48.1	92.9
184	Lufkin	20.8	43.8	93.7
185	La Marque	24.8	45.4	93.8
186	Alice	26.1	44.0	99.0
187	Bay City	37.5	38.9	99.9
188	Henderson	30.8	38.7	101.1
189	Raymondville	21.5	22.3	104.2
190	Pampa	27.0	38.1	106.1
191	Corsicana	31.2	31.2	108.1
192	Paris	26.6	28.8	110.9
193	Snyder	20.3	20.2	114.8
194	Donna	21.9	47.1	115.1
195	Levelland	27.3	29.9	116.1
196	Webster	23.1	67.8	124.4
197	Bellmead	33.9	59.2	143.7
198	Humble	29.8	104.0	201.0

Safest Small Cities in Texas

Double Oak was the safest small city in the state of Texas. This city, with a population of just over 3,000 residents, is a suburb in the northern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The city has a rural character and is restricted to single-family homes with minimum 1-acre lot sizes. The city of Flower Mound surrounds the southern and eastern parts of Double Oak.

In the table below, you can find a list of small cities in Texas, ranked by how safe they are. The table includes information about the rate of violent and property crimes, along with the city’s crime score. For small cities in Texas, the average crime score was 44, while the range was between 6 and 371.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Double Oak	4.9	1.0	5.9
2	George West	4.6	1.5	6.2
3	Santa Rosa	2.6	3.9	6.5
4	Ovilla	1.9	3.7	7.2
5	Runaway Bay	1.9	5.7	7.6
6	Chandler	1.9	5.7	7.6
7	Collinsville	3.1	4.6	7.7
8	Pottsboro	3.9	3.9	7.7
9	Parker	1.8	6.1	7.9
10	Stratford	4.1	4.1	8.2
11	Johnson City	2.3	6.8	9.1
12	Jourdanton	4.7	2.9	9.1
13	Danbury	3.4	5.9	9.3
14	Shavano Park	0.9	5.9	9.8
15	Bells	8.0	2.7	10.6
16	Rancho Viejo	3.6	4.2	10.9
17	Llano	7.8	3.4	11.2
18	Pilot Point	3.0	5.7	11.7
19	Helotes	2.1	8.2	11.7
20	Crosbyton	0.0	11.8	11.8
21	West	2.9	7.0	12.0
22	Prairie View	3.5	4.7	12.1
23	Needville	8.7	1.0	12.1
24	Muleshoe	2.9	5.3	12.2
25	San Elizario	2.4	4.1	12.3
26	Brookside Village	0.0	12.5	12.5
27	Fairview	1.6	4.5	12.5
28	Fair Oaks Ranch	3.0	3.8	12.6
29	Garden Ridge	2.3	10.5	12.8
30	Nocona	1.8	7.3	12.8
31	Caldwell	6.8	2.9	13.1
32	Morgans Point Resort	2.1	2.4	13.2
33	Spearman	5.1	2.9	13.6
34	Arp	5.9	7.9	13.8
35	Indian Lake	7.0	7.0	14.0
36	Savoy	0.0	14.0	14.0
37	Rollingwood	2.0	12.3	14.3
38	Argyle	3.8	4.5	14.3
39	Iowa Park	3.9	7.5	14.4
40	Clifton	5.4	7.6	14.5
41	Boyd	4.5	4.5	14.8
42	Anson	4.5	10.5	15.1
43	Hooks	4.0	7.2	15.1
44	Tioga	7.7	7.7	15.5
45	Santa Anna	5.8	9.7	15.5
46	Emory	2.2	13.3	15.5
47	Granger	2.6	6.5	15.7
48	Memphis	6.5	6.5	16.0
49	Sabinal	3.6	12.5	16.1
50	Itasca	5.4	6.9	16.1
51	Joshua	4.8	7.3	16.1
52	Tahoka	4.6	9.1	16.6
53	Tool	7.5	7.0	16.8
54	Wolfforth	4.4	9.7	16.9
55	Ballinger	4.8	9.1	16.9
56	Childress	6.7	6.1	17.2
57	Crystal City	5.5	5.6	17.3
58	Willow Park	5.7	7.4	17.4
59	Friona	7.3	4.8	17.4
60	Woodville	2.9	4.8	17.4
61	Bruceville-Eddy	10.6	7.1	17.6
62	Lakeview	5.7	7.5	17.8
63	Olmos Park	3.6	12.5	18.2
64	Primera	3.7	11.6	18.2
65	Lone Star	8.1	10.2	18.3
66	Aubrey	3.5	3.8	18.4
67	Howe	4.9	7.0	18.5
68	Overton	6.7	9.3	18.7
69	Refugio	3.0	9.1	18.7
70	Hamlin	7.3	5.4	18.8
71	Big Sandy	7.2	4.3	18.8
72	Ponder	4.7	7.6	18.9
73	Lavon	6.7	6.4	18.9
74	Jarrell	7.2	6.7	18.9
75	Munday	3.2	15.8	18.9
76	Shiner	8.6	1.8	19.0
77	La Vernia	4.5	10.0	19.0
78	Palm Valley	0.0	19.2	19.2
79	Terrell Hills	1.8	15.1	19.5
80	Heath	5.9	5.0	19.6
81	Elgin	4.3	10.3	19.7
82	Northeast	1.3	15.7	19.9
83	Dalworthington Gardens	5.4	10.0	20.0
84	Granite Shoals	5.6	6.8	20.1
85	Denver City	5.5	12.8	20.1
86	Sonora	5.7	6.1	20.2
87	Whitewright	4.7	15.6	20.3
88	Alpine	3.3	6.0	20.6
89	Whitesboro	6.3	7.0	20.7
90	Bangs	3.9	5.2	20.8
91	Jones Creek	10.0	6.2	20.9
92	Bullard	3.9	6.6	20.9
93	Palmer	3.7	17.3	21.0
94	Crane	5.0	3.8	21.1
95	Devine	4.5	11.6	21.1
96	Waelder	16.0	5.3	21.4
97	Oak Ridge North	5.0	11.7	21.4
98	Whitehouse	6.4	8.0	21.6
99	Graham	6.3	8.0	21.9
100	Ralls	6.0	7.2	22.3
101	Diboll	5.8	10.4	22.3
102	Junction	5.6	4.4	22.5
103	Brady	5.3	8.3	22.9
104	Hollywood Park	3.5	10.9	22.9
105	Nolanville	7.5	11.2	23.0
106	Southside Place	3.5	9.1	23.1
107	Bulverde	5.1	15.3	23.2
108	Spring Valley	1.2	21.0	23.5
109	Liberty Hill	10.4	7.4	23.9
110	White Oak	6.1	15.0	24.3
111	Ingram	6.9	14.8	24.4
112	Roman Forest	6.6	6.6	24.4
113	Roanoke	5.5	11.8	24.5
114	Thorndale	10.7	6.1	24.5
115	Hickory Creek	4.7	11.6	24.5
116	Edna	6.6	10.8	24.6
117	Nixon	4.9	5.3	24.7
118	Florence	21.7	3.1	24.8
119	Jacksboro	8.5	7.8	25.0
120	Abernathy	6.7	12.3	25.1
121	Shallowater	2.1	15.7	25.1
122	River Oaks	6.9	14.5	25.4
123	Waller	2.0	16.7	25.4
124	Blanco	7.2	8.5	25.5
125	Keene	10.3	7.0	25.5
126	Arcola	1.7	22.0	25.7
127	Huntington	4.7	13.5	25.9
128	Hallsville	3.6	9.0	25.9
129	Grand Saline	7.9	10.7	26.2
130	Hudson	6.7	13.4	26.3
131	Woodway	4.8	10.1	26.3
132	Rio Hondo	6.4	6.1	26.4
133	Moulton	19.8	6.6	26.4
134	Pelican Bay	4.8	21.6	26.4
135	Blue Mound	4.8	11.7	26.6
136	Alamo Heights	4.4	17.8	26.7
137	Venus	11.0	5.1	27.0
138	Gregory	3.7	9.4	27.1
139	Flatonia	6.3	16.3	27.2
140	Bartonville	2.7	11.0	27.4
141	Laguna Vista	8.5	8.5	27.5
142	Gunter	6.4	10.6	27.6
143	Perryton	8.2	12.1	27.6
144	Naples	7.7	12.3	27.6
145	Baird	6.4	13.5	27.9
146	Bishop	8.5	16.3	28.0
147	Van Alstyne	6.8	10.6	28.4
148	Haskell	4.3	10.5	28.4
149	Fulton	2.3	26.2	28.5
150	Sansom Park Village	3.2	18.8	28.7
151	Farwell	5.2	10.4	28.7
152	Alba	6.4	22.3	28.7
153	Highland Park	1.8	20.8	28.8
154	Eagle Lake	7.0	13.7	28.8
155	Cameron	7.6	11.6	28.9
156	Dublin	8.2	7.6	29.1
157	Pinehurst	4.8	15.6	29.3
158	Silsbee	7.8	10.4	29.3
159	Smithville	13.6	13.6	29.4
160	Groesbeck	10.9	12.8	29.5
161	Ganado	5.8	10.5	29.7
162	Stamford	6.9	15.2	29.7
163	Bremond	8.7	15.0	29.9
164	Bayou Vista	6.4	10.9	30.0
165	Horseshoe Bay	7.8	8.8	30.1
166	Salado	6.7	18.0	30.3
167	Grapeland	5.3	10.6	30.6
168	Seymour	10.8	9.6	31.5
169	Iowa Colony	8.9	13.8	31.6
170	Bridge City	9.0	11.3	31.7
171	Petersburg	9.4	4.7	31.8
172	Riesel	5.8	11.6	31.9
173	Bee Cave	6.4	21.5	31.9
174	Bovina	6.6	5.3	31.9
175	Josephine	7.8	3.5	31.9
176	Patton Village	8.1	10.0	32.0
177	Fairfield	6.5	14.0	32.0
178	Troy	5.3	16.0	32.0
179	Dawson	7.5	24.5	32.0
180	Chillicothe	14.4	18.0	32.3
181	Combes	10.3	13.2	32.4
182	Richwood	8.7	17.2	32.7
183	Dilley	10.9	10.7	32.8
184	San Diego	22.3	0.0	32.9
185	Honey Grove	9.5	14.6	33.0
186	Hughes Springs	3.9	21.6	33.2
187	Seminole	14.5	10.7	33.3
188	Linden	4.4	19.9	33.6
189	Wills Point	8.7	14.1	33.7
190	Sealy	7.0	18.4	33.7
191	Spur	9.9	13.9	33.8
192	Gun Barrel City	7.2	17.5	34.0
193	Sunrise Beach Village	8.5	14.9	34.0
194	Rusk	13.1	16.7	34.2
195	Mineola	11.0	18.1	34.3
196	Clyde	16.0	17.1	34.4
197	Freer	24.2	10.6	34.7
198	Gorman	7.3	7.3	34.8
199	Lakeside	4.5	19.3	34.9
200	Farmersville	8.1	13.4	35.0
201	Westover Hills	2.2	32.8	35.0
202	Panhandle	4.1	12.9	35.1
203	West Lake Hills	6.3	24.8	35.5
204	Los Indios	1.6	19.4	35.5
205	Sanger	8.8	11.9	35.8
206	Garrison	8.9	4.5	35.8
207	La Grulla	12.6	2.1	35.8
208	La Feria	4.0	18.4	35.8
209	Lakeport	7.2	4.8	36.2
210	Reno, Lamar County	9.6	14.7	36.3
211	Clarksville	8.8	10.3	36.4
212	Springtown	11.3	20.3	36.4
213	Weimar	12.4	9.2	36.7
214	Northlake	9.6	17.4	36.8
215	Bellville	10.7	9.3	36.8
216	Winters	7.6	7.1	37.0
217	Omaha	4.1	12.4	37.2
218	Penitas	10.0	19.3	37.2
219	Driscoll	0.0	37.2	37.2
220	Marfa	8.7	5.5	37.3
221	Edcouch	14.2	9.8	37.3
222	Brownsboro	6.2	3.1	37.4
223	Natalia	10.2	10.9	37.5
224	Kountze	7.3	14.6	37.5
225	Canton	4.9	32.7	37.6
226	Olton	7.7	16.7	37.8
227	Lindale	9.1	24.4	37.9
228	Anthony	7.0	17.1	38.0
229	Lago Vista	12.5	7.7	38.2
230	Bridgeport	8.7	12.6	38.4
231	Van	7.0	15.1	38.7
232	Newton	4.7	16.2	38.8
233	Fort Stockton	12.7	8.6	38.8
234	Rogers	4.9	34.3	39.2
235	Cisco	8.5	12.3	39.4
236	Magnolia	9.7	10.8	39.5
237	Taft	8.3	11.7	39.6
238	Lake Dallas	9.8	14.5	40.0
239	Kennedale	11.9	15.1	40.2
240	Brownfield	11.1	13.1	40.2
241	Floresville	10.2	18.4	40.5
242	Woodsboro	8.5	6.8	40.6
243	Jefferson	8.5	9.3	40.9
244	Wilmer	10.2	22.6	40.9
245	Madisonville	13.4	5.9	41.0
246	Mcgregor	10.7	6.5	41.1
247	Kaufman	8.2	19.7	41.2
248	Meadows Place	3.7	32.1	41.2
249	Karnes City	14.5	13.7	41.3
250	Kirby	10.2	17.9	41.4
251	Electra	12.6	17.8	41.5
252	Winnsboro	10.4	18.9	42.1
253	Thrall	6.2	12.4	42.1
254	Archer City	11.8	1.4	42.3
255	Poteet	11.1	21.6	42.3
256	Splendora	9.1	13.2	42.3
257	Burnet	13.3	10.8	42.8
258	San Saba	10.8	18.1	42.8
259	Mont Belvieu	8.7	25.3	42.9
260	De Leon	17.1	19.4	43.0
261	Sweeny	13.4	18.2	43.3
262	Reno, Parker County	5.2	9.2	43.3
263	Castroville	9.0	20.8	43.7
264	Hudson Oaks	5.6	26.2	43.7
265	Palacios	5.0	20.8	44.1
266	Port Isabel	6.1	29.3	44.1
267	Clint	7.0	9.3	44.4
268	Caddo Mills	8.3	5.2	44.5
269	Lyford	16.2	11.5	44.5
270	Jersey Village	10.6	23.1	45.0
271	Hawkins	15.5	3.9	45.1
272	Hill Country Village	5.4	23.8	45.4
273	Dimmitt	8.2	6.0	45.8
274	Liberty	7.4	22.8	46.0
275	De Kalb	5.2	19.3	46.1
276	Coleman	7.4	7.6	46.3
277	Wink	8.6	22.4	46.5
278	West Columbia	12.1	16.5	46.9
279	Quitman	15.3	20.0	47.0
280	Hamilton	12.3	12.7	47.5
281	Breckenridge	16.5	18.5	47.9
282	Ferris	14.6	23.0	48.0
283	Frankston	12.9	23.3	48.2
284	Olney	9.1	15.5	48.5
285	Seagraves	9.3	10.7	48.9
286	Lytle	9.0	38.0	49.0
287	Eastland	11.2	21.5	49.1
288	Dayton	14.4	26.9	50.1
289	Ranger	8.5	5.0	50.2
290	Somerville	12.4	23.3	50.3
291	Idalou	6.8	4.7	50.3
292	La Joya	11.4	9.6	50.7
293	Tatum	2.9	38.3	50.8
294	Beverly Hills	8.0	30.2	50.8
295	Knox City	7.6	28.1	50.8
296	Brookshire	13.9	14.7	51.1
297	Bogata	7.2	24.7	51.5
298	Teague	10.5	15.3	51.6
299	Onalaska	13.3	21.4	51.9
300	Kerens	10.7	9.3	52.0
301	Wake Village	8.9	14.4	52.1
302	Pittsburg	14.0	13.6	52.1
303	Decatur	11.2	34.7	52.1
304	Kermit	13.1	21.4	52.5
305	Kemp	3.9	13.8	53.2
306	Selma	12.2	28.2	53.4
307	Columbus	10.8	18.4	53.7
308	Rockdale	15.7	23.8	54.2
309	Everman	7.5	16.2	54.2
310	Nassau Bay	13.5	24.3	54.5
311	Tenaha	16.9	11.7	54.6
312	Kirbyville	11.5	14.7	54.9
313	Hondo	14.2	18.3	54.9
314	Comanche	12.0	24.3	54.9
315	Monahans	11.3	17.4	55.0
316	Elsa	5.4	34.9	55.2
317	Jonestown	10.9	17.5	55.2
318	Luling	12.2	17.8	55.4
319	Troup	13.0	20.6	55.6
320	Windcrest	5.1	44.9	55.8
321	Hallettsville	14.8	14.8	55.8
322	Tye	21.2	12.1	56.1
323	Whitney	12.8	25.1	56.2
324	Falfurrias	17.8	23.0	56.4
325	Alvarado	17.7	15.9	57.1
326	Cactus	13.5	12.5	57.3
327	Los Fresnos	8.1	15.5	57.3
328	Hillsboro	16.4	30.9	57.3
329	Miles	6.0	41.8	57.7
330	Lampasas	22.1	25.5	58.4
331	Commerce	12.8	16.6	59.1
332	Ore City	15.1	22.2	59.4
333	Calvert	12.8	11.7	59.5
334	Pineland	29.9	29.9	59.8
335	Crockett	12.5	19.9	59.8
336	La Grange	13.4	18.4	60.0
337	Milford	8.0	12.0	60.1
338	Floydada	14.8	11.4	60.5
339	Mathis	14.5	23.5	62.5
340	Giddings	11.9	20.1	62.8
341	Three Rivers	13.6	13.6	62.9
342	Marlin	10.2	15.0	63.5
343	Crandall	17.1	20.2	64.2
344	Littlefield	14.2	21.3	64.3
345	Wallis	16.5	6.6	64.4
346	Brazoria	12.7	29.6	64.6
347	Sour Lake	19.7	14.5	64.7
348	Hutchins	8.8	36.7	66.1
349	Log Cabin	13.7	15.6	66.3
350	Lacy-Lakeview	19.5	28.9	66.4
351	Willis	19.4	23.7	67.3
352	Cuero	13.9	22.3	67.8
353	Montgomery	20.2	26.4	68.4
354	Premont	13.8	24.0	69.3
355	Merkel	18.3	6.5	69.4
356	Lorena	11.7	19.7	70.0
357	Bowie	14.5	28.2	70.4
358	Daingerfield	19.1	22.0	70.8
359	West Orange	7.3	40.3	70.9
360	Bertram	10.2	7.1	71.2
361	Wharton	22.1	24.6	71.8
362	Wortham	11.0	22.0	72.0
363	Surfside Beach	16.8	40.4	72.4
364	Slaton	16.3	34.5	72.7
365	Jamaica Beach	11.0	7.3	73.3
366	Yoakum	13.3	28.5	73.4
367	Navasota	19.1	27.2	74.2
368	Port Aransas	18.1	48.1	74.4
369	Colorado City	24.0	33.9	74.9
370	Early	14.5	16.4	75.7
371	Godley	16.3	6.8	76.2
372	Maud	13.5	18.0	76.3
373	Hempstead	11.7	20.8	77.8
374	Marble Falls	23.3	35.6	78.0
375	Corrigan	17.4	18.7	78.5
376	Richland Hills	15.0	35.5	78.7
377	Mexia	22.8	26.1	79.1
378	Lake Worth	4.8	67.5	79.1
379	Gilmer	17.6	28.5	80.2
380	Hearne	24.6	37.9	80.3
381	Schulenburg	14.9	16.0	80.4
382	Palmhurst	13.8	62.2	83.5
383	Cockrell Hill	16.4	22.1	83.5
384	Dalhart	17.6	32.8	84.8
385	Pantego	9.4	52.4	84.9
386	Gladewater	18.3	46.5	85.0
387	Sullivan City	14.7	14.2	85.7
388	Nash	15.3	15.3	87.0
389	Center	18.2	34.3	87.1
390	Carthage	27.1	28.8	87.2
391	Jasper	23.3	47.5	89.6
392	Seven Points	27.5	32.3	90.2
393	Bastrop	24.6	40.0	92.9
394	Palmview	23.8	45.6	93.3
395	Gonzales	12.5	21.9	94.8
396	Castle Hills	10.2	64.2	95.9
397	Tulia	32.9	29.7	96.5
398	Hedwig Village	10.1	76.4	97.6
399	Atlanta	17.8	28.7	97.7
400	Queen City	16.6	19.6	97.8
401	Sudan	26.5	6.6	99.6
402	Kemah	22.3	50.9	100.8
403	Oyster Creek	18.8	24.8	107.7
404	Westworth	11.4	76.1	108.8
405	Cleveland	20.5	58.7	109.4
406	Livingston	33.3	58.1	112.5
407	Sinton	30.7	35.4	116.3
408	Hawley	19.5	9.7	116.9
409	Lamesa	32.8	44.2	122.2
410	Aransas Pass	29.2	48.6	123.2
411	Kenedy	20.8	40.4	125.5
412	Shenandoah	21.8	86.1	133.9
413	New Boston	18.7	45.2	141.1
414	Balcones Heights	25.3	90.3	173.2
415	Mustang Ridge	35.1	68.2	226.1
416	Sunset Valley	20.5	197.7	254.8
417	South Padre Island	66.0	130.1	303.0
418	Cuney	28.6	85.7	371.4

Methodology

AdvisorSmith studied the safest cities in Texas using data published by the FBI in the Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics dataset. This dataset is composed of responses reported by cities and law enforcement agencies in Texas and around the country on Return A. Both property crimes and violent crimes are reported in this dataset, and the crimes reported include murder, rape, robbery, assault, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and burglary.

In conducting this study, we segmented Texas cities into three groups based upon their population size: small, midsize, and large. Small cities were those with 10,000 or fewer residents. Midsize cities had between 10,000 and 100,000 Texas residents, and large cities were those with over 100,000 residents. By sorting cities with similar population sizes, it was easier to provide meaningful comparisons on reported crime rates.

Cities that reported fewer than two months of crime data were excluded from our analysis. Additionally, cities that reported fewer than 12 full months of data were scaled so that their crime statistics would be comparable to cities that reported for the full year. All data in this report represented crimes reported to law enforcement during the calendar year 2019.

AdvisorSmith calculated a crime score for each city in this report. To calculate this score, we applied a multiplier to each type of crime to account for its severity, with more severe crimes such as murder receiving a higher multiplier. We then added the level of weighted crime in each city and divided it by the population of each city to create a crime score for each city. This score encapsulates the level of reported crime in each city relative to the population. We then ranked each city within its population cohort to find the safest cities in Texas.

Sources

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A, 2019