Most Dangerous Cities in Texas 2022/2023

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. There are many of the safest cities in Texas and there are cities with violent crime rates that exceed the national average, To determine the most dangerous cities in Texas in 2022, 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.

According FBI crime statistics, The below list is the most dangerous cities in the Texas State in 2023 by Rank, crime data based on the violent crimes in 2022(Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Mass shootings). The latest dangerous list of Texas State by 2023, The top 10 most dangerous cities in the Texas State are Houston, Lubbock, Beaumont, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Waco, Arlington, Killeen and Tyler.

Violent Crime Rank	City	Population (2022)	Violent Crime 2021	Violent Crime (till Sep 2022)	Property Crime (2021)	Property Crime (till Sep 2022)	Violent Crime per 1000	Property Crime per 1000 people	Total Crime per 1000
1	Houston	2,305,709	6,868	19,716	23,006	78,058	8.55	33.85	42.41
2	Lubbock	265,593	578	2,157	2,352	8,126	8.12	30.60	38.72
3	Beaumont	113,954	286	833	780	3,171	7.31	27.83	35.14
4	San Antonio	1,469,372	2,371	9,349	13,289	53,613	6.36	36.49	42.85
5	Corpus Christi	321,614	686	1,974	2,635	7,524	6.14	23.39	29.53
6	Dallas	1,295,222	2,729	7,708	10,588	36,466	5.95	28.15	34.11
7	Waco	141,637	210	704	842	3,729	4.97	26.33	31.30
8	Arlington	397,810	554	1,797	2,440	7,321	4.52	18.40	22.92
9	Killeen	158,449	234	657	586	2,025	4.15	12.78	16.93
10	Tyler	107,262	114	442	731	1,965	4.12	18.32	22.44
11	Austin	976,696	1,137	3,959	8,449	25,471	4.05	26.08	30.13
12	Pasadena	149,464	232	604	955	3,031	4.04	20.28	24.32
13	Wichita Falls	103,101	137	400	784	2,258	3.88	21.90	25.78
14	Odessa	117,855	165	454	709	1,698	3.85	14.41	18.26
15	Fort Worth	957,803	1,135	3,646	5,787	19,618	3.81	20.48	24.29
16	Mesquite	149,018	157	528	1,078	3,837	3.54	25.75	29.29
17	Abilene	130,990	116	426	562	1,862	3.25	14.21	17.47
18	Irving	257,629	182	658	1,368	4,853	2.55	18.84	21.39
19	San Angelo	100,193	105	254	636	1,978	2.54	19.74	22.28
20	Edinburg	103,557	83	258	556	1,717	2.49	16.58	19.07
21	El Paso	681,069	406	1,544	2,308	6,893	2.27	10.12	12.39
22	Lewisville	114,016	67	254	460	1,797	2.23	15.76	17.99
23	Laredo	260,465	165	553	725	2,435	2.12	9.35	11.47
24	Garland	245,290	145	450	1,304	4,641	1.83	18.92	20.76
25	Grand Prairie	200,200	99	330	861	2,781	1.65	13.89	15.54
26	Carrollton	133,623	64	212	434	1,603	1.59	12.00	13.58
27	College Station	120,780	45	182	528	1,790	1.51	14.82	16.33
28	New Braunfels	99,812	51	142	299	960	1.42	9.62	11.04
29	McAllen	145,643	46	195	657	2,004	1.34	13.76	15.10
30	Round Rock	128,706	60	172	515	2,143	1.34	16.65	17.99
31	Plano	289,462	108	337	1,053	4,092	1.16	14.14	15.30
32	Richardson	117,277	44	134	600	2,006	1.14	17.10	18.25
33	League City	115,845	29	101	347	1,134	0.87	9.79	10.66
34	Frisco	216,530	51	162	430	2,001	0.75	9.24	9.99
35	McKinney	206,177	62	153	487	1,643	0.74	7.97	8.71
36	Sugar Land	109,813	15	78	345	1,386	0.71	12.62	13.33
37	Pearland	121,751	34	84	437	1,610	0.69	13.22	13.91

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 Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock, Beaumont, Dallas, Mesquite, Austin, Corpus Christi, Waco and Pasadena. 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.

It should come as no surprise that Houston made our list. Houston population is 2.33 million 2021, 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.

Violent crime in San Antonio is 2,371 cases in 2021 and 2,918 in 2022. San Antonio population 1.59 million in 2021, 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.

Violent crime in Lubbock is 578 cases in 2021 and 594 in 2022. Violent crime at 2.23 per 1000 persons and property crime at 9.87 per 1000 people.

Crime in Beaumont is 286 cases in 2021 and 288 in 2022. Violent crime at 2.5 per 1000 persons and property crime at 9.21 per 1000 people.

Crime in Dallas is 2,729 cases in 2021 and 2,349 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.74 per 1000 persons and property crime at 8.38 per 1000 people.

Crime in Mesquite is 157 cases in 2021 and 169 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.23 per 1000 persons and property crime at 8.59 per 1000 people.

Crime in Austin is 1,137 cases in 2021 and 1,262 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.24 per 1000 persons and property crime at 8.36 per 1000 people.

Crime in Corpus Christi is 686 cases in 2021 and 619 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.88 per 1000 persons and property crime at 7.52 per 1000 people.

Crime in Waco is 210 cases in 2021 and 206 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.44 per 1000 persons and property crime at 7.18 per 1000 people.

Crime in Pasadena is 232 cases in 2021 and 199 in 2022. Violent crime at 1.33 per 1000 persons and property crime at 7.02 per 1000 people.