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Most Dangerous Cities in Texas 2024

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Violent crime in the United States is most likely to be committed in urban areas, Violent crime field is made up of rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and murder. In 2024, The most dangerous city in Texas is Beaumont, other most dangerous cities in Texas are Houston, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Amarillo, Dallas, Pasadena, Mesquite and Waco. There are many of the safest cities in Texas, some of them are Coppell, Friendswood, Leander, Rockwall and Wylie, which has zero homicides. There are cities with violent crime rates that exceed the national average, To determine the most dangerous cities in Texas in 2024, we have reviewed the number of violent crimes reported in 2022 and 2021 per 1,000 residents, with data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program 2022 data.

Dangerous Cities in Texas
Dangerous Cities in Texas

As per the latest crime data, Below list is the most dangerous cities in the Texas State from Jan 2023 to Sep 2023 by Rank, crime data based on the violent crimes in 2024(Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault).

RankCityPopulation (2022)Total Violent Crimes
Total Property Crimes
(2023)
Violent Crimes per 1000 persons
(2023)
1Beaumont110,8981,1852,73010.69
2Houston2,276,53317,91173,5117.87
3Lubbock264,1421,7046,3966.45
4Corpus Christi317,6942,0347,3836.40
5San Antonio1,465,6087,94159,2385.42
6Amarillo201,5721,0884,7265.40
7Dallas1,286,1216,83638,4225.32
8Pasadena145,9546802,9964.66
9Mesquite147,2265874,1223.99
10Waco140,9115552,8153.94
11Wichita Falls103,3374061,7803.93
12Austin965,2343,71122,4083.84
13Fort Worth948,6053,47718,0013.67
14Killeen159,5465631,9733.53
15Arlington391,5911,3787,1653.52
16Midland129,9454391,8513.38
17Tyler108,4223601,8123.32
18Laredo256,9738182,5073.18
19Odessa110,1633491,4233.17
20Abilene125,1863931,6703.14
21El Paso678,2321,7497,8112.58
22Edinburg104,9872511,7862.39
23Irving254,1415544,7042.18
24Lewisville113,5682231,6991.96
25Garland241,0954334,2411.80
26Grand Prairie199,6633102,5201.55
27Plano289,8473713,7181.28
28Carrollton133,6101611,5231.20
29College Station121,6181411,1891.16
30New Braunfels107,0171171,0071.09
31Richardson115,7711221,9231.05
32Round Rock127,3491292,0551.01
33McAllen145,5101442,0850.99
34Allen3108,135997050.92
35League City116,5111061,0220.91
36McKinney208,4151841,4450.88
37Pearland125,894961,6280.76
38Frisco218,9621402,3750.64
39Sugar Land107,989589960.54
Source : crime-data
* As per FBI Crime data, Most dangerous cities in US List from January 2023 to Sep 2023, Updated in December, 2023.

Top 30 Safest cities in Texas

The top 30 Safest cities in Texas are, ranked as per the lowest violent crimes per 1,000 people:

  1. Friendswood
  2. Leander
  3. Rockwall
  4. Wylie
  5. Burleson
  6. Cedar Park
  7. Flower Mound
  8. Grapevine
  9. Huntsville
  10. Rowlett
  11. Bedford
  12. Conroe
  13. DeSoto
  14. Farmers Branch
  15. Little Elm
  16. Missouri City
  17. San Marcos
  18. Victoria
  19. Abilene
  20. Kyle
  21. League City
  22. Mansfield
  23. McKinney
  24. Pearland
  25. Cedar Hill
  26. College Station
  27. Frisco
  28. Georgetown
  29. Lewisville

According FBI crime statistics, The below list is the most dangerous cities in the Texas State in 2022 by Rank, crime data based on the violent crimes in 2022(Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Mass shootings). Below is the latest dangerous list of Texas State in 2022.
Violent Crime RankCityPopulation (2022)Violent Crime 2021Violent Crime (till Sep 2022)Property Crime (2021)Property Crime
(till Sep 2022)
Violent Crime per 1000Property Crime per 1000 peopleTotal Crime per 1000
1Houston2,305,7096,86819,71623,00678,0588.5533.8542.41
2Lubbock265,5935782,1572,3528,1268.1230.6038.72
3Beaumont113,9542868337803,1717.3127.8335.14
4San Antonio1,469,3722,3719,34913,28953,6136.3636.4942.85
5Corpus Christi321,6146861,9742,6357,5246.1423.3929.53
6Dallas1,295,2222,7297,70810,58836,4665.9528.1534.11
7Waco141,6372107048423,7294.9726.3331.30
8Arlington397,8105541,7972,4407,3214.5218.4022.92
9Killeen158,4492346575862,0254.1512.7816.93
10Tyler107,2621144427311,9654.1218.3222.44
11Austin976,6961,1373,9598,44925,4714.0526.0830.13
12Pasadena149,4642326049553,0314.0420.2824.32
13Wichita Falls103,1011374007842,2583.8821.9025.78
14Odessa117,8551654547091,6983.8514.4118.26
15Fort Worth957,8031,1353,6465,78719,6183.8120.4824.29
16Mesquite149,0181575281,0783,8373.5425.7529.29
17Abilene130,9901164265621,8623.2514.2117.47
18Irving257,6291826581,3684,8532.5518.8421.39
19San Angelo100,1931052546361,9782.5419.7422.28
20Edinburg103,557832585561,7172.4916.5819.07
21El Paso681,0694061,5442,3086,8932.2710.1212.39
22Lewisville114,016672544601,7972.2315.7617.99
23Laredo260,4651655537252,4352.129.3511.47
24Garland245,2901454501,3044,6411.8318.9220.76
25Grand Prairie200,200993308612,7811.6513.8915.54
26Carrollton133,623642124341,6031.5912.0013.58
27College Station120,780451825281,7901.5114.8216.33
28New Braunfels99,812511422999601.429.6211.04
29McAllen145,643461956572,0041.3413.7615.10
30Round Rock128,706601725152,1431.3416.6517.99
31Plano289,4621083371,0534,0921.1614.1415.30
32Richardson117,277441346002,0061.1417.1018.25
33League City115,845291013471,1340.879.7910.66
34Frisco216,530511624302,0010.759.249.99
35McKinney206,177621534871,6430.747.978.71
36Sugar Land109,81315783451,3860.7112.6213.33
37Pearland121,75134844371,6100.6913.2213.91
As per FBI Crime data, Most dangerous cities in Texas State, List Updated in Jan, 2023.

Top 10 most dangerous cities in Texas by 2023

The top ten in most dangerous cities in Texas are Beaumont, Houston, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Dallas, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Pasadena and Mesquite. In any city Crime will not be everywhere, Crime is often concentrated in some of the neighbourhoods, we listed few cities to take extra care when choosing the city and the area.

Beaumont

Beaumont population is 110,898. There are 818 crime cases in 2023, It is the most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 7.38 per 1000 residents in 2023. Beaumont recorded 7 Murders, 631 cases of Aggravated Assault, 73 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 186 Motor vehicle thefts, 304 Burglary cases in 2023.

Houston

Houston population is 2.3 million. There are 11,474 crime cases in 2023, It is the second most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 5.04 per 1000 residents in 2023. Houston recorded 159 Murders, 7,640 cases of Aggravated Assault, 630 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 175 Arson, 9,030 Motor vehicle thefts, 6,606 Burglary cases in 2023. There are 6,868 violent cases in 2021 and 6,241 in 2022. It is among the most dangerous cities in Texas, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 2.67 per 1,000 residents, and property crimes much higher at 10.71 per 1,000 residents. The five most dangerous neighbourhoods of houston are Sunnyside, MacGregor, Sharpstown, Greenspoint and Far North.

Lubbock

Lubbock population is 264,142. There are 1,147 crime cases in 2023, It is the third most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 4.34 per 1000 residents in 2023. Lubbock recorded 4 Murders, 865 cases of Aggravated Assault, 101 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 36 Arson, 417 Motor vehicle thefts, 838 Burglary cases in 2023.

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi population is 317,694. There are 1,331 crime cases in 2023, It is the fourth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 4.19 per 1000 residents in 2023. Corpus Christi recorded 11 Murders, 1,015 cases of Aggravated Assault, 117 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 25 Arson, 412 Motor vehicle thefts, 808 Burglary cases in 2023.

San Antonio

San Antonio population is 1.46 million. There are 5,176 crime cases in 2023, It is the fifth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 3.53 per 1000 residents in 2023. San Antonio recorded 83 Murders, 3,547 cases of Aggravated Assault, 689 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 109 Arson, 8,711 Motor vehicle thefts, 3,932 Burglary cases in 2023. In 2022, Violent crime at 1.83 per 1000 persons and property crime at 10.83 per 1000 people. The five bad neighbourhoods in San Antonio are Pecan Valley, East Terrell Hills, Arena District, Villa De San Antonio and Westwood Village.

Dallas

Dallas population is 1,286,121. There are 4,394 crime cases in 2023, It is the sixth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 3.42 per 1000 residents in 2023. Dallas recorded 126 Murders, 3,053 cases of Aggravated Assault, 224 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 52 Arson, 8,285 Motor vehicle thefts, 2,970 Burglary cases in 2023.

Amarillo

Amarillo population is 201,572. There are 687 crime cases in 2023, It is the seventh most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 3.41 per 1000 residents in 2023. Amarillo recorded 7 Murders, 506 cases of Aggravated Assault, 82 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 18 Arson, 315 Motor vehicle thefts, 487 Burglary cases in 2023.

Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls population is 103,337. There are 300 crime cases in 2023, It is the eighth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 2.90 per 1000 residents in 2023. Wichita Falls recorded 2 Murders, 202 cases of Aggravated Assault, 61 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 95 Motor vehicle thefts, 222 Burglary cases in 2023.

Pasadena

Pasadena population is 145,954. There are 416 crime cases in 2023, It is the ninth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 2.85 per 1000 residents in 2023. Pasadena recorded 3 Murders, 283 cases of Aggravated Assault, 72 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 4 Arson, 362 Motor vehicle thefts, 257 Burglary cases in 2023.

Mesquite

Mesquite population is 147,226. There are 415 crime cases in 2023, It is the tenth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 2.82 per 1000 residents in 2023. Mesquite recorded 2 Murders, 306 cases of Aggravated Assault, 23 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 5 Arson, 674 Motor vehicle thefts, 202 Burglary cases in 2023.

Waco

Waco population is 140,911. There are 385 crime cases in 2023, It is the eleventh most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 2.73 per 1000 residents in 2023. Waco recorded 7 Murders, 276 cases of Aggravated Assault, 59 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 6 Arson, 167 Motor vehicle thefts, 257 Burglary cases in 2023.

Austin

Austin population is 965,234. There are 2,463 crime cases in 2023, It is the twelfth most dangerous cities in Texas in 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 2.55 per 1000 residents in 2023. Austin recorded 30 Murders, 1,742 cases of Aggravated Assault, 216 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 98 Arson, 3,220 Motor vehicle thefts, 2,098 Burglary cases in 2023.

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