Safest Places to Live in Texas of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

The ‘Lone Star State is one of the most beautiful US states. It is well-known for its southern hospitality and, of course, as you might have already supposed, cowboys. It has had a turbulent history, gaining independence, losing it, being ruled by different nations, and always being the most autonomous state.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 10,000 residents were not included in the list.

100 Safest Places in Texas of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Fulshear13 96700,00
2Trophy Club13 03110,08
3Lockhart14 07920,14
4Colleyville27 49950,18
5University Park25 43460,24
6Southlake33 049100,30
7Horizon City20 13170,35
8West University Place15 81860,38
9Fate15 37860,39
10Murphy20 96290,43
11Highland Village16 72180,48
12Sachse26 926130,48
13Keller48 387250,52
14Flower Mound79 052430,54
15Lakeway16 24890,55
16Prosper24 814140,56
17Pearsall10 60460,57
18Fair Oaks Ranch10 15160,59
19Coppell42 181250,59
20Melissa11 19570,63
21Friendswood40 735260,64
22Memorial Villages12 47280,64
23Wylie52 921370,70
24Cedar Park80 170570,71
25Corinth22 090160,72
26Elgin10 47580,76
27Manvel12 721100,79
28Frisco199 4451600,80
29Seagoville17 120140,82
30Allen105 961880,83
31Ennis20 096170,85
32Canyon16 312140,86
33Celina13 977120,86
34Hewitt15 019130,87
35Mansfield72 979650,89
36Pearland126 2061130,90
37Rio Grande City14 607140,96
38Pflugerville66 729640,96
39McAllen144 9151400,97
40Azle13 691141,02
41Georgetown78 332811,03
42Del Rio35 947381,06
43Rockwall46 096501,08
44Bellaire19 233211,09
45Leander61 314671,09
46Santa Fe13 657151,10
47Buda18 146201,10
48League City109 4011211,11
49Fredericksburg11 562131,12
50Portland17 604201,14
51Anna15 253181,18
52Leon Valley11 644141,20
53Cibolo32 112391,21
54Jacinto City10 632131,22
55Mission85 7051051,23
56Socorro34 841431,23
57Eagle Pass29 847371,24
58Round Rock132 7471651,24
59Forney25 374321,26
60Red Oak13 429171,27
61Boerne18 135231,27
62Kyle49 855681,36
63Seabrook14 611201,37
64Deer Park34 167481,40
65Missouri City75 7471071,41
66McKinney200 6152871,43
67White Settlement18 127261,43
68Richardson123 8931781,44
69Plano291 6114311,48
70Mineral Wells14 872221,48
71Farmers Branch41 932631,50
72Weatherford32 656501,53
73Selma12 054191,58
74Watauga24 685391,58
75Benbrook23 872381,59
76Royse City13 539221,62
77Lumberton13 084221,68
78Dumas14 290251,75
79Stephenville21 748391,79
80Euless58 1361071,84
81Schertz42 337781,84
82Saginaw24 382451,85
83Gatesville12 311231,87
84College Station119 2462251,89
85Vidor10 499201,90
86Bonham10 404201,92
87Belton22 741441,93
88North Richland Hills71 8161431,99
89Harker Heights32 527652,00
90Galena Park10 934222,01
91Cedar Hill48 866992,03
92Live Oak16 280332,03
93Sulphur Springs16 220332,03
94Lake Jackson27 624572,06
95Roma11 527242,08
96Kerrville23 902502,09
97Hurst39 196822,09
98Burkburnett11 305242,12
99Grand Prairie196 9714282,17
100Beeville12 866282,18

Crime Score in All Cities in Texas of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Texas cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and divided all places in Texas into the following categories:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • 30,000 to 100,000 Residents
  • Over 100,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Alba53900,00
2Westover Hills68500,00
3Cumby79600,00
4Dawson79600,00
5Tioga1 03500,00
6Palm Valley1 24900,00
7Runaway Bay1 57900,00
8Sabinal1 67500,00
9Pelican Bay1 81800,00
10San Augustine1 85000,00
11Collinsville1 95100,00
12Palmer2 07900,00
13Stratford2 10300,00
14Santa Rosa2 76700,00
15Arcola2 62710,38
16Tahoka2 62410,38
17Overton2 51010,40
18Rancho Viejo2 48010,40
19Olmos Park2 47810,40
20Tool2 33710,43
21Ingram1 88810,53
22Jarrell1 80010,56
23Bangs1 54010,65
24Boyd1 51010,66
25Nocona2 97520,67
26La Vernia1 47210,68
27Flatonia1 47110,68
28Big Sandy1 38510,72
29Liberty Hill2 75720,73
30Hooks2 74320,73
31Abernathy2 71320,74
32Naples1 30210,77
33Brownsboro1 28310,78
34Ponder2 54220,79
35Dalworthington Gardens2 40320,83
36Salado2 37520,84
37Shiner2 18120,92
38De Leon2 16220,93
39Jones Creek2 11020,95
40Hamlin1 98221,01
41Refugio2 75731,09
42Sonora2 73631,10
43Bartonville1 75221,14
44Honey Grove1 71821,16
45Gunter1 61421,24
46Baird1 50821,33
47Stamford2 89841,38
48Huntington2 10731,42
49Tatum1 39421,43
50Ganado2 06331,45
51Blanco2 04031,47
52Roman Forest2 03131,48
53Farwell1 31421,52
54Linden1 92631,56
55Gregory1 91731,56
56Lyford2 54541,57
57Southside Place1 90231,58
58Ralls1 81431,65
59Surfside Beach59411,68
60Frankston1 18021,69
61Knox City1 11021,80
62Van2 71351,84
63Lakeside1 61431,86
64Olton2 09041,91
65Seymour2 60051,92
66Troy2 04441,96
67Blue Mound2 48552,01
68Fairfield2 93662,04
69Ferris2 87662,09
70Electra2 69662,23
71Hedwig Village2 68462,24
72Weimar2 18052,29
73Hudson Oaks2 51562,39
74Patton Village2 09552,39
75Nixon2 48262,42
76Rio Hondo2 80672,49
77Natalia1 60242,50
78Beverly Hills1 98952,51
79Newton2 34662,56
80Petersburg1 13332,65
81Hill Country Village1 10932,71
82Bogata1 06032,83
83Kountze2 09462,87
84Marfa1 68252,97
85Hawkins1 33143,01
86Panhandle2 32273,01
87Jefferson1 94563,08
88De Kalb1 61553,10
89Thrall96833,10
90Taft2 90493,10
91Onalaska2 85293,16
92Archer City1 73263,46
93Tenaha1 15343,47
94La Grulla1 70963,51
95Splendora2 19983,64
96Whitney2 18883,66
97Westworth2 720103,68
98Troup2 05983,89
99Ore City1 23054,07
100Winters2 448104,08
101Jonestown2 11894,25
102Pantego2 556114,30
103Idalou2 289104,37
104Tye1 31864,55
105Sour Lake1 88794,77
106Hallettsville2 634134,94
107Seven Points1 53485,22
108Calvert1 14365,25
109Seagraves2 904165,51
110Kerens1 53295,87
111Daingerfield2 360145,93
112Lorena1 776116,19
113Floydada2 711176,27
114Premont2 540166,30
115Merkel2 623176,48
116Wortham1 00077,00
117Sunset Valley68357,32
118Corrigan1 605127,48
119Wallis1 322107,56
120Schulenburg2 929258,54
121Queen City1 450149,66
122Mustang Ridge1 0011110,99
123Oyster Creek1 1701512,82
124South Padre Island2 8054415,69

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Double Oak3 07300,00
2Chandler3 14200,00
3Canton3 90900,00
4Garden Ridge4 12400,00
5Parker4 95100,00
6Helotes9 88120,20
7Denver City4 93310,20
8Jourdanton4 53710,22
9Spring Valley4 41410,23
10Ovilla4 23210,24
11Clyde3 86810,26
12Clifton3 45410,29
13Northeast3 40410,29
14Needville3 09410,32
15Lytle3 07310,33
16Terrell Hills5 49620,36
17Smithville4 56520,44
18Iowa Park6 36930,47
19Shavano Park4 05220,49
20Wolfforth5 44530,55
21Ballinger3 61520,55
22Bulverde5 31130,56
23Primera5 10330,59
24Muleshoe5 02930,60
25White Oak6 34540,63
26Bishop3 06920,65
27Childress6 03440,66
28Caldwell4 43330,68
29Bee Cave7 21750,69
30Joshua8 11560,74
31Richwood4 00730,75
32Prairie View6 54350,76
33Friona3 88830,77
34Lakeview, Harrison County6 36150,79
35Alamo Heights8 80870,79
36Nolanville5 87950,85
37Willow Park5 80850,86
38Howe3 43230,87
39Rusk5 58250,90
40West Lake Hills3 34930,90
41Spearman3 27530,92
42Oak Ridge North3 17430,95
43Springtown3 10230,97
44Highland Park9 25190,97
45San Elizario9 12990,99
46Hickory Creek4 93351,01
47Devine4 93151,01
48Mineola4 80451,04
49Lavon3 75541,07
50Morgans Point Resort4 63751,08
51Meadows Place4 61651,08
52Waller3 61141,11
53Decatur7 11681,12
54Graham8 670101,15
55Groesbeck4 30251,16
56Hollywood Park3 40641,17
57Edna5 92471,18
58Lake Worth4 99361,20
59Hudson4 90961,22
60Crystal City7 28391,24
61Roanoke9 563121,25
62Grand Saline3 17141,26
63Perryton8 577111,28
64Fairview9 350121,28
65Heath9 179121,31
66Sansom Park Village6 00081,33
67Whitehouse8 945121,34
68Granite Shoals5 13771,36
69Jacksboro4 35361,38
70Seminole7 784111,41
71Penitas4 91571,42
72Whitesboro4 11561,46
73Northlake3 34151,50
74Venus3 98661,51
75Keene6 584101,52
76Winnsboro3 28951,52
77Laguna Vista3 16351,58
78Port Isabel5 05881,58
79Gun Barrel City6 273101,59
80Crane3 72561,61
81Eagle Lake3 71961,61
82Wilmer4 91681,63
83Port Aransas4 26071,64
84Dayton8 464141,65
85Mont Belvieu6 647111,65
86San Diego4 22671,66
87Sealy6 593111,67
88Brady5 28891,70
89Poteet3 52461,70
90Horseshoe Bay4 03071,74
91Woodway9 033161,77
92Cameron5 530101,81
93Aubrey3 78671,85
94Lampasas8 067151,86
95Bullard3 72271,88
96Alpine6 021121,99
97Farmersville3 49472,00
98Hillsboro8 476172,01
99Van Alstyne4 43792,03
100Eastland3 91382,04
101Silsbee6 650142,11
102Sweeny3 74582,14
103Kennedale8 792192,16
104Wills Point3 68482,17
105Gladewater6 349142,21
106Dilley4 475102,23
107Kaufman7 580172,24
108Jersey Village8 006182,25
109Floresville7 970192,38
110Reno, Lamar County3 33382,40
111Haskell3 23482,47
112Lago Vista7 255182,48
113Kirby8 841222,49
114Lacy-Lakeview6 720172,53
115San Saba3 15282,54
116Castroville3 14482,54
117Breckenridge5 453142,57
118La Feria7 341192,59
119Karnes City3 43992,62
120Rockdale5 665152,65
121Brownfield9 270252,70
122Lake Dallas8 052222,73
123Liberty9 471262,75
124Elsa7 226202,77
125Anthony5 738162,79
126Bellville4 288122,80
127West Columbia3 881112,83
128Burnet6 452203,10
129Falfurrias4 819153,11
130Livingston5 112163,13
131Comanche4 151133,13
132Brazoria3 123103,20
133Cisco3 735123,21
134Fort Stockton8 402273,21
135Marble Falls7 047233,26
136Palacios4 561153,29
137Bridgeport6 670223,30
138Hamilton3 008103,32
139Yoakum5 962203,35
140Colorado City3 831133,39
141Kermit6 321223,48
142Hearne4 510163,55
143Jasper7 647283,66
144Castle Hills4 515173,77
145Alvarado4 468173,80
146Hondo9 459363,81
147Shenandoah3 077123,90
148Brookshire5 592223,93
149West Orange3 299133,94
150Hutchins5 776233,98
151McGregor5 235214,01
152Slaton5 877244,08
153Willis6 587274,10
154La Grange4 630194,10
155Crandall3 861164,14
156Luling6 027254,15
157Madisonville4 776204,19
158Dalhart8 338354,20
159Pittsburg4 720204,24
160Teague3 524154,26
161Mathis4 768214,40
162Olney3 091144,53
163Monahans7 770364,63
164Wharton8 627404,64
165Navasota7 795374,75
166Reno, Parker County3 333164,80
167Richland Hills8 060394,84
168Cactus3 194165,01
169Giddings5 124265,07
170Littlefield5 911305,08
171Wake Village5 417285,17
172Crockett6 484345,24
173Coleman4 341245,53
174Dimmitt4 146235,55
175Bowie5 040285,56
176Center5 271305,69
177Cleveland8 284495,92
178Cuero8 259495,93
179Carthage6 491396,01
180Gilmer5 164326,20
181Tulia4 644296,24
182Los Fresnos7 992536,63
183Atlanta5 497458,19
184Lamesa8 997748,22
185Sinton5 373468,56
186Early3 105278,70
187Gonzales7 6558110,58
188Sullivan City4 1524410,60
189Nash3 7834110,84
190Balcones Heights3 3663811,29
191Kenedy3 4654312,41
192New Boston4 6637215,44

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Fulshear13 96700,00
2Trophy Club13 03110,08
3Lockhart14 07920,14
4Colleyville27 49950,18
5University Park25 43460,24
6Horizon City20 13170,35
7West University Place15 81860,38
8Fate15 37860,39
9Murphy20 96290,43
10Highland Village16 72180,48
11Sachse26 926130,48
12Lakeway16 24890,55
13Prosper24 814140,56
14Pearsall10 60460,57
15Fair Oaks Ranch10 15160,59
16Melissa11 19570,63
17Memorial Villages12 47280,64
18Corinth22 090160,72
19Elgin10 47580,76
20Manvel12 721100,79
21Seagoville17 120140,82
22Ennis20 096170,85
23Canyon16 312140,86
24Celina13 977120,86
25Hewitt15 019130,87
26Rio Grande City14 607140,96
27Azle13 691141,02
28Bellaire19 233211,09
29Santa Fe13 657151,10
30Buda18 146201,10
31Fredericksburg11 562131,12
32Portland17 604201,14
33Anna15 253181,18
34Leon Valley11 644141,20
35Jacinto City10 632131,22
36Eagle Pass29 847371,24
37Forney25 374321,26
38Red Oak13 429171,27
39Boerne18 135231,27
40Seabrook14 611201,37
41White Settlement18 127261,43
42Mineral Wells14 872221,48
43Selma12 054191,58
44Watauga24 685391,58
45Benbrook23 872381,59
46Royse City13 539221,62
47Lumberton13 084221,68
48Dumas14 290251,75
49Stephenville21 748391,79
50Saginaw24 382451,85
51Gatesville12 311231,87
52Vidor10 499201,90
53Bonham10 404201,92
54Belton22 741441,93
55Galena Park10 934222,01
56Live Oak16 280332,03
57Sulphur Springs16 220332,03
58Lake Jackson27 624572,06
59Roma11 527242,08
60Kerrville23 902502,09
61Burkburnett11 305242,12
62Beeville12 866282,18
63Ingleside10 366232,22
64Crowley16 027382,37
65Terrell18 395442,39
66Alvin27 159652,39
67Rockport10 854262,40
68Taylor17 405422,41
69Granbury10 752262,42
70Angleton19 660502,54
71Greenville28 613772,69
72Forest Hill13 034362,76
73Port Neches12 808372,89
74Katy19 966603,01
75Kilgore15 047463,06
76Dickinson21 101663,13
77Uvalde16 233533,26
78Brownwood18 646613,27
79Pleasanton10 911363,30
80Glenn Heights13 520453,33
81Hidalgo14 281503,50
82Universal City21 062743,51
83El Campo11 615413,53
84Nederland17 557623,53
85Athens12 807473,67
86Freeport12 213453,68
87Richmond12 086453,72
88Manor12 379483,88
89Clute11 740463,92
90Mercedes16 882673,97
91La Marque17 088714,15
92Denison25 4321064,17
93Andrews14 133594,17
94Alamo19 903914,57
95South Houston17 655824,64
96Vernon10 312484,65
97Orange18 468864,66
98Addison16 339804,90
99Kingsville25 4011305,12
100Marshall23 0361215,25
101Converse28 5981525,32
102Gainesville16 688895,33
103Brenham17 375935,35
104Big Spring28 2781525,38
105Groves15 601855,45
106Alice18 8581035,46
107Palestine18 062995,48
108Hereford14 733815,50
109Mount Pleasant16 307905,52
110Henderson13 226745,60
111Stafford18 3801095,93
112Balch Springs25 5111656,47
113San Benito24 3941616,60
114Corsicana23 8231767,39
115Pampa17 1501277,41
116Donna16 7151398,32
117Pecos10 451938,90
118Bellmead10 817999,15
119Paris24 78725210,17
120Levelland13 53014010,35
121Raymondville10 89412611,57
122Humble16 15718911,70
123Snyder11 16116014,34

30,000 – 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Southlake33 049100,30
2Keller48 387250,52
3Flower Mound79 052430,54
4Coppell42 181250,59
5Friendswood40 735260,64
6Wylie52 921370,70
7Cedar Park80 170570,71
8Mansfield72 979650,89
9Pflugerville66 729640,96
10Georgetown78 332811,03
11Del Rio35 947381,06
12Rockwall46 096501,08
13Leander61 314671,09
14Cibolo32 112391,21
15Mission85 7051051,23
16Socorro34 841431,23
17Kyle49 855681,36
18Deer Park34 167481,40
19Missouri City75 7471071,41
20Farmers Branch41 932631,50
21Weatherford32 656501,53
22Euless58 1361071,84
23Schertz42 337781,84
24North Richland Hills71 8161431,99
25Harker Heights32 527652,00
26Cedar Hill48 866992,03
27Hurst39 196822,09
28Burleson48 7431132,32
29La Porte35 622832,33
30New Braunfels88 7062192,47
31The Colony44 3561222,75
32Seguin30 244842,78
33Temple77 5582172,80
34Haltom City44 5821262,83
35Pharr80 8962352,90
36Bedford49 7711452,91
37DeSoto54 0261763,26
38Cleburne30 8601013,27
39Nacogdoches33 6131113,30
40San Marcos66 2792413,64
41Lancaster39 7951473,69
42Weslaco41 7291553,71
43Rosenberg38 9361483,80
44Copperas Cove32 6931293,95
45Texas City49 6591994,01
46Sherman43 0021794,16
47Harlingen65 4812734,17
48Baytown77 7073254,18
49Texarkana37 4011574,20
50Bryan86 6323704,27
51Duncanville39 4301744,41
52Longview81 7833744,57
53San Juan37 5421734,61
54Galveston50 8012434,78
55Victoria67 5813475,13
56Lufkin35 5551845,18
57Port Arthur55 0843446,25

Over 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Frisco199 4451600,80
2Allen105 961880,83
3Pearland126 2061130,90
4McAllen144 9151400,97
5League City109 4011211,11
6Round Rock132 7471651,24
7McKinney200 6152871,43
8Richardson123 8931781,44
9Plano291 6114311,48
10College Station119 2462251,89
11Grand Prairie196 9714282,17
12Lewisville108 0002392,21
13Denton141 4923312,34
14Irving245 4236172,51
15Edinburg100 8962812,79
16Garland244 2777383,02
17Laredo264 9168363,16
18Wichita Falls104 5513643,48
19El Paso686 7932 4223,53
20San Angelo101 0723573,53
21Abilene123 6654583,70
22Tyler106 8514013,75
23Killeen151 8325833,84
24Austin986 0623 9534,01
25Brownsville184 4187764,21
26Fort Worth915 2374 0684,44
27Mesquite143 0786854,79
28Arlington402 3042 0555,11
29Pasadena153 6898395,46
30Waco139 8707995,71
31San Antonio1 559 16611 0467,08
32Amarillo201 0361 4477,20
33Corpus Christi329 3202 6167,94
34Dallas1 363 29511 7648,63
35Lubbock259 2082 61310,08
36Odessa123 4681 28210,38
37Beaumont118 5621 24110,47
38Houston2 355 60625 25710,72

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