20 Most Dangerous Cities In Texas

20 Most Dangerous Cities In Texas
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What are the most dangerous cities in Texas? To get the inside scoop on the cities in Texas with the highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report to find out what areas of Texas are the most dangerous. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI. A crime is a crime, so we took both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of Texas’ most dangerous cities.

We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home. We are aware that there are many different ways to present this data, but when compiling this list we chose to consider not just murder rate, but both violent and property crimes.

1. Weslaco, TX: Texas’ Most Dangerous City

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Weslaco, TX

Population: 37,271
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 11.00 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 75.50 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 86.50 per 1,000 residents

Weslaco has a crime rate of about 87 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Weslaco? One in 12.

These statistics make Weslaco the most dangerous city in Texas.

2. Texarkana, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Texarkana, TX

Population: 37,048
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 10.58 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 67.64 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 78.22 per 1,000 residents

Texarkana has a crime rate of about 78 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Texarkana? One in 13.

3. Lufkin, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Lufkin, TX

Population: 35,956
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 6.15 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 62.05 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 68.19 per 1,000 residents

Lufkin has a crime rate of about 68 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Lufkin? One in 15.

4. Edinburg, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Edinburg, TX

Population: 80,332
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 4.53 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 63.14 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 67.67 per 1,000 residents

Edinburg has a crime rate of about 68 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Edinburg? One in 15.

5. San Antonio, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: San Antonio, TX

Population: 1,380,123
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 5.11 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 60.69 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 65.80 per 1,000 residents

San Antonio has a crime rate of about 66 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in San Antonio? One in 15.

6. Lubbock, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Lubbock, TX

Population: 237,241
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 8.31 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 53.11 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 61.42 per 1,000 residents

Lubbock has a crime rate of about 61 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Lubbock? One in 16.

7. Houston, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Houston, TX

Population: 2,177,273
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 9.97 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 50.35 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 60.32 per 1,000 residents

Houston has a crime rate of about 60 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Houston? One in 17.

8. Beaumont, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Beaumont, TX

Population: 120,323
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 10.35 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 48.71 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 59.06 per 1,000 residents

Beaumont has a crime rate of about 59 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Beaumont? One in 17.

9. Paris, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Paris, TX

Population: 25,693
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 6.11 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 52.47 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 58.58 per 1,000 residents

Paris has a crime rate of about 59 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Paris? One in 17.

10. Corsicana, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Corsicana, TX

Population: 24,284
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 6.47 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 51.80 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 58.27 per 1,000 residents

Corsicana has a crime rate of about 58 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Corsicana? One in 17.

11. Galveston, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Galveston, TX

Population: 49,170
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 6.02 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 52.17 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 58.19 per 1,000 residents

Galveston has a crime rate of about 58 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Galveston? One in 17.

12. Austin, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Austin, TX

Population: 832,899
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 4.11 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 53.58 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 57.69 per 1,000 residents

Austin has a crime rate of about 58 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Austin? One in 17.

13. Longview, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Longview, TX

Population: 82,554
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 5.61 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 51.02 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 56.63 per 1,000 residents

Longview has a crime rate of about 57 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Longview? One in 18.

14. San Benito, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: San Benito, TX

Population: 25,099
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 2.83 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 52.91 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 55.74 per 1,000 residents

San Benito has a crime rate of about 56 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in San Benito? One in 18.

15. Hurst, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Hurst, TX

Population: 38,756
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 5.60 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 49.00 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 54.60 per 1,000 residents

Hurst has a crime rate of about 55 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Hurst? One in 18.

16. Harlingen, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Harlingen, TX

Population: 67,112
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 4.05 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 49.53 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 53.58 per 1,000 residents

Harlingen has a crime rate of about 54 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Harlingen? One in 19.

17. Lancaster, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Lancaster, TX

Population: 36,361
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 4.62 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 48.29 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 52.91 per 1,000 residents

Lancaster has a crime rate of about 53 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Lancaster? One in 19.

18. Laredo, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Laredo, TX

Population: 74,420
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 3.32 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 49.50 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 52.82 per 1,000 residents

Laredo has a crime rate of about 53 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Laredo? One in 21.

19. Waco, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Waco, TX

Population: 128,595
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 5.02 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 47.23 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 52.25 per 1,000 residents

Waco has a crime rate of about 52 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Waco? One in 19.

20. Tyler, TX

Dangerous Cities in Texas: Tyler, TX

Population: 100,040
Annual Crimes Per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crimes: 5.40 per 1,000 residents
Property Crimes: 51.82 per 1,000 residents
Total Reported Crimes: 51.82 per 1,000 residents

Tyler has a crime rate of about 52 per one thousand residents.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Tyler? One in 19.

Dallas, TX ranked as our #21 most dangerous city in Texas with a crime rate of 51.17, just a little lower than Tyler, TX.

Note: We use a standard computational formula to calculate our crime rates. This same formula is used by various state government criminal justice departments to calculate crime rate.

VIOLENT CRIMES + PROPERTY CRIMES = TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES

TOTAL REPORTED CRIMES / POPULATION * 1000 = CRIME RATE

Only cities with populations of 20,000 or higher were considered in our rankings.

Comments:
I guess there are a few on there that totally surprise me!! wow

Posted by Linda at 12/26/2014 7:56:06 PM

There r too many near me in east texas. Eye opening survey smaller "cities" surprised me. Any explanations?

Posted by janiefinney blossum at 1/15/2015 1:54:52 AM

The borders are open and there are many that feel the American laws do not pertain to them. It's not PC but the truth

Posted by safetydr at 1/15/2015 7:34:57 AM

US59 drug corridor, meth trade, gun culture and low incomes, and disappearing job opportunities for young people who choose to stay in the area.

Posted by Jay at 1/15/2015 10:54:47 PM

Drugs pretty much determine the rate of Crime. In East Texas there is a lot of drugs (and drink) because people are bored out of their minds there. The towns should try to create an environment of culture, learning, art, music, play, parks, things for kids to do that are beneficial to their lives and the lives of others around them. They drink and do drugs in East Texas because they're bored out of their mind and sadly not well educated about options in life. On the border towns, it's drugs again, but mainly dealing to get it to the big cities and small towns inside Texas. Why are people so desperately stupid to think drugs and drink have any value? Why are small towns so against learning new things and inviting "culture" into their communities so that their kids can be curious, challenged and develop interest outside of hanging out at Sonic or Chilies? Texas is rotting from the inside, due to backwoods thinking. Get curious people and stop running out people that are "different" than you. America's greatness comes from our differences and thinking differently. If you're in a small town, light a healthy spark and start an art project or singing group, band, or health initiative. Stop living off sugar and processed foods and start eating the fresh vegetables you can grow in your own cities! Stop being bogged down by the backwards thinking around you. Hospitals are also full in East Texas with diabetes, obesity, and heart problems from bad diets. I really wonder why people become so stupid as to feed their kids sugar processed, preservative laced junk food when they can be eating raw vegetables from their own backyard.

Posted by rcb at 1/16/2015 8:34:23 AM

Gun culture to blame? How idiotic. White urban TX is highly armed and has little crime. rcb's comment is so dumb on so many levels that a person reading it will be less intelligent by the end. Our strength does not come from diversity; it comes from unity of purpose. East Texas suffered from all those years of being dominated by Democrat, welfare-state pols. Welfare killed the black family by making the black male unnecessary. I taught in East Texas and lived in Lufkin. Who commits the crimes? Mostly young black males and young Hispanic males. Do you have whites committing crime? Sure do and it is driven by meth. But anyone who is into drugs volunteered for it. As for Texas rotting....dear God what a stupid comment. Texas is doing well where you have plenty of white conservatives running the government. Find liberals, particularly black machine politics, and you will find decay, both moral and economic. I now live in North Texas. We are prospering on a level that I have never seen in my nearly 60 years in Texas. Why? Because we saw that tax and spend lib policies and a government that encourages the Free Stuff Gimmee-gimmee-gimme Demo party and drove it out. Dang, I'm still waiting for a single problem ever solved by liberalism.

Posted by Mathdude at 1/16/2015 8:12:58 PM

This article overlooks a few things and lends itself to making people more concerned than necessary.

The first thing it overlooks is relativity. It doesn't define high crime rates. It doesn't say whether any of these numbers are even considered high at all. It sounds very worrisome to hear that a town or city is high on a crime list, but what if the #1 Weslaco doesn't even hold a candle to some place like New York. (I'm on mobile, so not easy to look it up). Now, we have people getting worried about towns high on a list, and we have people chalking it up to this or that, all while the actual crime rate may be considered low and nothing to be bothered by.

The next aspect not addressed is parts of town and people involved. Most likely the majority of readers have an even lower likelihood of experiencing crime. If we were able to see the parts of town most affected and the nationality of both criminals and victims, we would most likely see a pattern. That pattern would probably reveal that most of the readers don't fit the pattern and the odds drop considerably on top of what may already be a low crime rate in the grand scheme of things.

This article is merely statistical information. It should be put along side much more information before drawing any conclusions from any part of it - especially weapons.

That's a knee jerk conclusion to relate crime rate to any given weapon when weapon involvement wasn't even supplied. The vast majority of these crimes may not have even involved weapons. The victims may have not even been present.

Posted by TPM at 1/19/2015 7:39:12 AM

I lived in Lufkin for 23 years and East Texas for 50 years total. The Bubba redneck culture is not condusive to any productive existence. I so agree with Jay and rbc--and where he mentions drugs, you can mix alcohol with it. Sad that this area is so close minded to drive out people who are different--and yet doesn't provide any alternatives to grow except in the "good old boy" culture that has always existed in these areas.

Posted by Chickadee at 1/19/2015 11:37:49 PM

El Paso still ranks as the safest large city in the nation. It must suck to live elsewhere in Texas.

Posted by William at 1/21/2015 3:09:24 PM

you know what is absolutely astounding? that the one city where every explanation about what could be right or wrong and that the rules don't apply is El Paso... It doesn't make sense now does it? on the border, over 60% young population, 40% immigrants, 79% Hispanic, largest military base in Texas and second in the country, heavily armed, twin city to a previously most dangerous place in the world (more dangerous than Kabul, Afghanistan), less than 40% education above high school, and it's considered one of the top 3 safest cities in the country... Food for Thought?

Posted by alex at 1/21/2015 6:12:53 PM

El Paso, Texas safest city in the USA

Posted by Eddie T at 1/21/2015 6:15:25 PM

So newest picture you could find of Waco is a mid 50's snapshot?

Posted by Texmarc at 1/21/2015 6:26:51 PM

And El Paso? You'd think with all those car bombs Perry was hallucinating about and with all dem Mexicans.... It would be on here right?

Posted by obamney2012 at 1/21/2015 7:12:31 PM

Math dude: your claim that the crime is due to liberal communities, you didn't take a very close look at the list. Most of those communities, except San Antonio and Austin are heavily right wing/GOP conservative controlled communities. Your claim becomes even more flawed when you realize that, according to FBI Statistics, the most liberal, heavily Democratic controlled, minority populated, property poor city of El Paso (pop. 780,900) has been one of the safest large cities in the country, this year, once again, IS the safest large city in the United States. Could it be, possibly, that Democratic, liberal, minority, property poor areas do a good job teaching good values in our community?

Posted by KeithT at 1/21/2015 8:36:13 PM

Arrived in El Paso with the military back in 1997 and decided to stay after completing Army career. This report confirms one of the reasons it was a simple decision to choose to live here rather than East Texas or elsewhere. This lovely community supports its law enforcement agencies and those same agencies work together well to preserve the peace in our community...

Posted by SanFranSam at 1/21/2015 10:21:11 PM

If that were true safety Dr then why isn't El Paso o the list?

Posted by cjaz at 1/22/2015 10:20:37 AM

Chicadee: Lufkin is 45.7 percent white...so those that are different are the majority.

Posted by Rebecca at 1/22/2015 10:53:12 AM

What about Dallas tx? These statistics seem a bit bs.

Posted by ewzy524 at 1/25/2015 5:35:38 PM

El Paso is a wonderful place to live. I've lived in Tucson, Dallas, NYC and Austin and El Paso truly has natural kindness and civility built-in. The fact that EP is of lower-income and still the safest American city (and super-friendly) speaks volumes. EP learned to embrace its immigrant/military/desert character years ago,and it's now paying off well. Immigrant populations actually make for safer communities and the relationship between TX, Mexico, and Ft. Bliss here is admirable. Long live EP!

Posted by Rafa at 5/5/2015 5:39:54 PM

I think Dallas should be #1.

Posted by Gage Redd at 6/9/2015 12:29:58 PM

Cool,my city made #1! I was born and raised in Weslaco and have never been a victim, or apart of, a violent crime. Sure we got some problems but people aren't bad. No matter what the statistics say I still think Weslaco dominates!

Posted by Esmeralda at 6/10/2015 6:37:00 PM

I live in Lufkin and it is a lot of crimes murders and ect.there is nothing to do around here and nothing for your kids to do.

Posted by big red at 8/12/2015 4:33:08 PM

Laredo's population is 236k according to the 2010 census and not 74k.

Posted by AMAPO at 8/16/2015 6:18:52 PM

yay my city is not in this list!

Posted by rc at 9/12/2015 11:00:04 PM

99.9% of all illegal activities/crime happen in Cities were the educational level Average is at the 5th grade. Humans would be surprised to know, the average person walking on a street has never attended a Jr. High Class.

Posted by Dbone at 12/10/2015 2:12:27 PM

Very valuable formation!

Posted by Ronele at 4/11/2016 8:50:36 AM

wanna cut thru the BS- Minorities cause crime. their desire for easy $$$ rather than educational achievement result in crime. no matter what liberals try to sell you- minorities commit a higher % of crime! of course liberals will Never admit to that fact- after all, minorities are the voting base for liberals.

Posted by carnicero at 5/11/2016 10:39:17 PM

It would be interesting to see the racial make up of the perps in each city listed.

Posted by John at 6/7/2016 8:39:32 AM

I have to agree with TPM, this is a very misleading report! I have lived in Texarkana, Tx. for 40 years. We are a Twin City with the other half of the town in Arkansas. It does not take into account the population of that fact! So add another 30,000 people to that count! Because we are actually not two cities. It is nothing for any of us to cross the state line several times every day. I don't know how that would change the math, but the fact that the report does not show that is an example of how sloppy it could have been done. What else did they miss? And not just about Texarkana!

Posted by The12thman at 6/11/2016 9:33:01 AM

That and the fact that Beaumont is listed number 8 on this list and number 100 on the FBI list. Texarkana did not make the top 100 on that one. Hmmmmm!

Posted by The12thman at 6/11/2016 9:51:08 AM

Wow,I live in Hurst, TX. It's rated #17. That surprises me. Hurst doesn't seem that bad. I'm shocked & scared now. I thought I lived in a good town. I hope The12thman is right & these numbers are way off.

Posted by Pritch at 6/30/2016 2:39:36 PM

One of the biggest issues with the internet today.....it's filled with 98% of skewed data! you wanna learn something about crime rates in certain states? Do some real research! I can find several flaws in this data. I completely agree with Mathdude, you can filter through FBI data and see which cities are polluted with violent crimes and yes they are Democratic ran cities. On that note, most major cities no matter the Political side you sit on will be filled with violent crimes but holistically on average Conservative cities are safer(not speaking about major cities!). Just take Dallas county for instance, the majority are liberals and we know the crime rate in Dallas is high but look at Collin county, the majority are republican and the crime rate is very low, especially Plano,tx/Frisco,tx etc. I can go on?
The Libs and their PC want to hide from the root cause of crime. Heck I'm convinced the Libs at the high level want to see this great country fall. Call me crazy all you want....just wait.

Posted by jhutson at 8/22/2016 6:47:37 PM

It has nothing to do with conservative or liberal. It has everything to do with education and socioeconomic status. There will always be those who choose to live a life of crime because they might feel they have no choice, but education is the key. If the majority of our youth are raised the right way they will not turn towards drugs and crime. It might be easy for some of you to talk about how minorities are the problem, but I know many hard working individuals who came to our country, gained their citizenship, and busted their ass so they could have a better life. Spare us the rhetoric about how minorities and liberals are the biggest problems. A person's morals and values are important in how they choose to live their life. Educated youth who are raised to have decent morals and values don't commit crimes near as often as the youth who are left behind. Each person has to choose to be good and to have a moral code. As the old saying goes, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything!"

Posted by Von at 1/4/2017 2:30:00 PM

Gatesville , Texas Coryell County , is the Ku Klux Klan Captial of Texas if you are Black , Don't move there !!!

Posted by Gatesville Texas at 1/15/2017 8:13:04 PM

We have been living in east Texas for 25 years,and when we first came the crime rate was not near what it is now. So sad to see all the crime in beautiful east texas. I really believe when the terrible hurricane came that hit new Orleans and other surroundong areas so many that didn't have homes no longer. They came into the east Texas area. Unfortunately they lost their places to live and many stayed. Shortly afterwards ET crime rate started going up. Many cities east of Texas border have suffered same.

Posted by Ruby at 2/1/2017 3:55:04 PM

I have to agree with Bush. I'm moving to El Paso as soon as I get my unemployment checks. Wanted to visit for a while now and escape the crime in connecticut.

Posted by JoseTrump at 2/16/2017 7:17:15 PM

what about odessa? odessa is one of the most dangerous city in texas.

Posted by pradip at 2/19/2017 3:24:33 AM

I can't believe Dallas is not on this list. It is listed as #21, but it sure seems much higher than that.

Posted by Big Tex at 5/10/2017 12:08:26 PM

These types of statistical analysis are not very useful. (1) treating violent crime and property crime as equally important is silly.
I would rather live in a city with 5X the average amount of property crime and
no violent crime because property crime is not nearly as bad as violent crime. Keep your doors locked and don't leave valuables in your car and your chance of being a victim of property crime will plummet. (2) An otherwise nice city can appear to be very dangerous because of one very dangerous area. But if you never go to that area, you have virtually no risk of being a victim of crime. (3) People keep talking about how El Paso is one of the safest cities - well this website is not talking about "safe" cities. It is talking about low crime rates, even though the title is misleading. Safe would have to do with violent crimes, not property crimes. And yeah, if you have a giant military population, as El Paso does, you would expect the area to be safe. But I don't believe that El Paso has a low crime rate. These analysi always focus on certain crimes. Why not factor in DUI, human trafficking, drug running, and other crimes not included in FBI statistics and you will realize that EL Paso is in no way a "low crime" city. And please spare me the El Paso is great because of immigrants BS. These studies just don't factor in things like (a) identity theft by illegals (b) driving without car insurance by illegals (c) using false identity papers by illegals, etc, etc. (d) DUI by illegals (e) oh, and just because El Paso has a high rate of hispanics does not mean they are immigrants...duh.

Posted by no useful at 7/1/2017 12:14:50 AM

I think this is BS, S. Dallas is a cesspool, along with Houston, S. Ft Worth, Larado and other big cities. PARIS ? LUFKIN ? Give me a break !! Anywhere the population is mainly black or mexican crime is rampent !!

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