Dangerous neighborhoods in Texas

Of the 44 Texas cities in our ranking, Beaumont has the highest violent crime rate: 948 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 2.7 times the state average. Houston and Corpus Christi come next. Even in Beaumont, crime is concentrated in a few areas, and our Beaumont guide shows which ones.

Among the cities we rank, Sugar Land has the lowest violent crime rate, at 73 per 100,000 residents in 2025, 79% below the state average. Allen follows with 79. A low citywide rate doesn't mean every block is the same, but day-to-day risk is lower.

For most visitors, yes, with ordinary precautions. Texas recorded 348 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2025, 6% above the national rate of 330. Crime is concentrated in specific neighborhoods and hours rather than spread evenly, so knowing where those areas are matters more than the statewide figure; our 44 city guides cover them block by block.

19 of the 44 cities we rank have a violent crime rate above the Texas average of 348 per 100,000 residents: Beaumont, Houston, Corpus Christi, Lubbock, Dallas, Amarillo, San Antonio, Killeen and 11 more. The other 25 are below it.

Violent crime in Texas went from 442 offenses per 100,000 residents in 2022 to 348 in 2025, down 21%. Property crime went from 2,339 to 1,809 over 2022–2025, down 23%.

From the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which collects the offenses reported by each police department. Rates are offenses per 100,000 residents, so cities of different sizes can be compared, and years with incomplete reporting are left out. Our methodology explains the details.