To determine which cities in Texas are the most dangerous, we compiled data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report and sorted each city’s violent crime rate. Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults.
Violent crime rate is calculated by dividing the total numbers of violent crime by the total population; the result is multiplied by 100,000.
The Texas sate average for violent crime is 446.5 per 100,000 people and its state average for property crime is 2,245 per 100,000 people.
What Is The Most Dangerous City In Texas?
The most dangerous city in Texas is New Boston. In 2019, New Boston had a violent crime rate of 1,544.1 per 100,000 people and a property crime rate of 4,525.0.
New Boston’s violent crime rate is 3.5x greater than the state average. It’s property crime rate is nearly 3x greater than the state average.
The Most Dangerous Cities In Texas VS The Safest City In Texas
Here’s a graph showing you the violent crime rates of the top 10 most dangerous cities in Texas and we also included one of the safest city in Texas, McKinney, to give you some perspective on the crime rates.
City
Population
Violent Crime Rate
1. New Boston
4,663
1,544.1
2. Snyder
11,161
1,433.6
3. Kenedy
3,465
1,241.0
4. Humble
16,157
1,169.8
5. Raymondville
10,894
1,156.6
6. Balcones Heights
3,366
1,128.9
7. Nash
3,783
1,083.8
8. Houston
2,355,606
1,072.2
9. Sullivan City
4,152
1,059.7
10. Gonzales
7,655
1,058.1
Top 10 Most Dangerous Small-Sized Cities In Texas (Up To 50,000 People)
City
Population
Violent Crime Rate
1. New Boston
4,663
1,544.1
2. Snyder
11,161
1,433.6
3. Oyster Creek
1,170
1,282.1
4. Kenedy
3,465
1,241.0
5. Humble
16,157
1,169.8
6. Raymondville
10,894
1,156.6
7. Balcones Heights
3,366
1,128.9
8. Mustang Ridge
1,001
1,098.9
9. Nash
3,783
1,083.8
10. Sullivan City
4,152
1,059.7
Top 10 Most Dangerous Medim-Sized Cities In Texas (50,000-200,000 People)
City
Population
Violent Crime Rate
1. Beaumont
118,562
1,046.7
2. Odessa
123,468
1,038.3
3. Port Arthur
55,084
624.5
4. Waco
139,870
571.2
5. Pasadena
153,689
545.9
6. Victoria
67,581
513.5
7. Mesquite
143,078
478.8
8. Galveston
50,801
478.3
9. Longview
81,783
457.3
10. Bryan
86,632
427.1
Most Dangerous Large Cities In Texas (200,000+ people)
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