Safest Cities in Texas (2026 Rankings)

Updated October 2026 · Based on 2024 FBI UCR data

Portland is the safest city in Texas with a crime rate of 18.8 per 1,000 residents, earning a B safety grade. Robinson (18.9/1K) and Plano (19.2/1K) round out the top three. Rankings based on 256 cities with 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Report data.

Avg Crime Rate

23.3per 1K

Below National Avg

86of 256 cities

Above National Avg

170of 256 cities

All 256 Cities Ranked by Safety

#	City	Grade	Crime/1K	Risk Level	Violent	Property
1	Portland	B	18.8	Below Average Risk	315	1565
2	Robinson	B	18.9	Below Average Risk	335	1559
3	Plano	B-	19.2	Moderate	120	1800
4	Ennis	B-	19.2	Moderate	354	1568
5	Fredericksburg	B-	19.2	Moderate	397	1527
6	Texarkana	B-	19.4	Moderate	358	1586
7	Gatesville	B-	19.4	Moderate	328	1613
8	San Benito	B-	19.5	Moderate	342	1604
9	Big Spring	B-	19.6	Moderate	356	1606
10	Highland Village	B-	19.6	Moderate	386	1578
11	Deer Park	B-	19.7	Moderate	354	1621
12	Andrews	B-	19.7	Moderate	437	1537
13	Liberty Hill	B-	19.7	Moderate	436	1536
14	Pleasanton	B-	19.7	Moderate	344	1628
15	Jacksonville	B-	19.8	Moderate	350	1628
16	Midlothian	B-	19.9	Moderate	349	1645
17	Belton	B-	19.9	Moderate	426	1567
18	Alice	B-	20	Moderate	322	1682
19	Bastrop	B-	20	Moderate	363	1635
20	Addison	B-	20.1	Moderate	422	1589
21	Rio Grande City	B-	20.1	Moderate	440	1574
22	Cibolo	B-	20.3	Moderate	427	1608
23	Alvin	B-	20.3	Moderate	392	1635
24	Melissa	B-	20.3	Moderate	433	1596
25	Palestine	B-	20.3	Moderate	310	1717
26	Orange	B-	20.3	Moderate	358	1675
27	Sulphur Springs	B-	20.3	Moderate	422	1607
28	Rockport	B-	20.3	Moderate	437	1596
29	Sugar Land	B-	20.4	Moderate	388	1657
30	Uvalde	B-	20.4	Moderate	342	1702
31	Lavon	B-	20.4	Moderate	347	1692
32	San Elizario	B-	20.4	Moderate	390	1649
33	McAllen	B-	20.5	Moderate	348	1700
34	Huntsville	B-	20.5	Moderate	337	1716
35	Eagle Pass	B-	20.5	Moderate	384	1662
36	Lumberton	B-	20.5	Moderate	348	1707
37	Northlake	B-	20.5	Moderate	341	1712
38	Cedar Park	B-	20.6	Moderate	364	1692
39	Port Neches	B-	20.6	Moderate	410	1649
40	Rowlett	B-	20.7	Moderate	442	1624
41	Sherman	B-	20.7	Moderate	352	1723
42	Hutto	B-	20.7	Moderate	449	1618
43	Brownwood	B-	20.7	Moderate	327	1747
44	Ingleside	B-	20.7	Moderate	297	1773
45	Denison	B-	20.8	Moderate	393	1685
46	Horizon City	B-	20.8	Moderate	441	1642
47	Lockhart	B-	20.8	Moderate	369	1709
48	Donna	B-	20.8	Moderate	315	1762
49	South Houston	B-	20.8	Moderate	314	1767
50	Burleson	B-	20.9	Moderate	349	1738
51	Socorro	B-	20.9	Moderate	421	1668
52	Plainview	B-	20.9	Moderate	381	1707
53	Josephine	B-	20.9	Moderate	329	1757
54	San Marcos	B-	21	Moderate	346	1749
55	Fate	B-	21	Moderate	338	1763
56	Universal City	B-	21.1	Moderate	447	1658
57	Kilgore	B-	21.1	Moderate	394	1718
58	Granbury	B-	21.1	Moderate	431	1682
59	Paris	B-	21.2	Moderate	375	1746
60	Mount Pleasant	B-	21.2	Moderate	380	1738
61	Arlington	B-	21.3	Moderate	361	1772
62	Celina	B-	21.3	Moderate	351	1775
63	Anna	B-	21.3	Moderate	335	1798
64	Boerne	B-	21.3	Moderate	341	1785
65	Roanoke	B-	21.3	Moderate	317	1813
66	Dayton	B-	21.3	Moderate	349	1781
67	Georgetown	B-	21.4	Moderate	355	1783
68	Keller	B-	21.4	Moderate	330	1810
69	Fulshear	B-	21.5	Moderate	359	1791
70	Katy	B-	21.5	Moderate	324	1822
71	Alton	B-	21.5	Moderate	324	1829
72	White Settlement	B-	21.5	Moderate	391	1758
73	Kyle	B-	21.7	Moderate	338	1832
74	Stafford	B-	21.7	Moderate	307	1860
75	Carrollton	B-	21.8	Moderate	355	1826
76	San Angelo	B-	21.8	Moderate	368	1817
77	Princeton	B-	21.8	Moderate	368	1807
78	Forney	B-	21.8	Moderate	450	1728
79	Helotes	B-	21.8	Moderate	368	1809
80	Bryan	B-	21.9	Moderate	404	1786
81	Euless	B-	21.9	Moderate	455	1731
82	Seguin	B-	21.9	Moderate	397	1797
83	Lake Jackson	B-	21.9	Moderate	442	1752
84	Terrell	B-	21.9	Moderate	391	1802
85	Athens	B-	21.9	Moderate	426	1761
86	Levelland	B-	21.9	Moderate	432	1755
87	Bellaire	B-	22	Moderate	421	1779
88	El Campo	B-	22	Moderate	309	1889
89	Freeport	B-	22	Moderate	331	1869
90	College Station	B-	22.1	Moderate	364	1848
91	Missouri City	B-	22.1	Moderate	337	1871
92	DeSoto	B-	22.1	Moderate	344	1865
93	Saginaw	B-	22.1	Moderate	444	1770
94	Baytown	B-	22.2	Moderate	356	1867
95	Red Oak	B-	22.2	Moderate	315	1910
96	Bay City	B-	22.2	Moderate	318	1903
97	Hidalgo	B-	22.2	Moderate	310	1906
98	Beeville	B-	22.2	Moderate	380	1842
99	Raymondville	B-	22.2	Moderate	358	1858
100	Manor	B-	22.3	Moderate	447	1787
101	Clute	B-	22.3	Moderate	313	1916
102	Brownsville	B-	22.4	Moderate	441	1798
103	Henderson	B-	22.4	Moderate	438	1800
104	Leon Valley	B-	22.4	Moderate	341	1897
105	McKinney	B-	22.5	Moderate	450	1799
106	Pearland	B-	22.5	Moderate	368	1884
107	Wylie	B-	22.5	Moderate	431	1823
108	Crowley	B-	22.5	Moderate	327	1927
109	Heath	B-	22.5	Moderate	412	1842
110	Temple	B-	22.6	Moderate	376	1886
111	Lancaster	B-	22.6	Moderate	400	1859
112	Dickinson	B-	22.6	Moderate	431	1825
113	Flower Mound	B-	22.7	Moderate	444	1824
114	Colleyville	B-	22.7	Moderate	431	1838
115	Alamo	B-	22.7	Moderate	392	1880
116	Brenham	B-	22.8	Moderate	353	1923
117	Groves	B-	22.8	Moderate	438	1843
118	Mineral Wells	B-	22.8	Moderate	346	1937
119	Webster	B-	22.8	Moderate	397	1884
120	Allen	B-	22.9	Moderate	342	1952
121	Mansfield	B-	22.9	Moderate	359	1928
122	Bedford	B-	22.9	Moderate	429	1862
123	La Marque	B-	22.9	Moderate	343	1943
124	Kennedale	B-	22.9	Moderate	303	1992
125	Bellmead	B-	22.9	Moderate	340	1949
126	La Porte	B-	23	Moderate	392	1906
127	Tomball	C+	23	Moderate	392	1909
128	Santa Fe	C+	23	Moderate	408	1896
129	Elgin	C+	23	Moderate	408	1895
130	Corpus Christi	C+	23.1	Moderate	348	1961
131	Pflugerville	C+	23.1	Moderate	388	1926
132	Duncanville	C+	23.1	Moderate	427	1881
133	Benbrook	C+	23.1	Moderate	334	1980
134	Borger	C+	23.1	Moderate	309	1996
135	El Paso	C+	23.2	Moderate	440	1883
136	Grand Prairie	C+	23.2	Moderate	356	1965
137	Greenville	C+	23.2	Moderate	371	1948
138	Bonham	C+	23.2	Moderate	326	1990
139	Dumas	C+	23.3	Moderate	330	1998
140	Trophy Club	C+	23.3	Moderate	370	1965
141	Mont Belvieu	C+	23.3	Moderate	329	2005
142	Amarillo	C+	23.4	Moderate	456	1887
143	Harlingen	C+	23.4	Moderate	451	1889
144	Copperas Cove	C+	23.4	Moderate	326	2011
145	Fair Oaks Ranch	C+	23.4	Moderate	305	2033
146	Lewisville	C+	23.5	Moderate	347	2008
147	Palmview	C+	23.5	Moderate	335	2013
148	Dripping Springs	C+	23.5	Moderate	408	1946
149	Frisco	C+	23.6	Moderate	362	2002
150	The Colony	C+	23.6	Moderate	355	2007
151	Town of Pecos	C+	23.6	Moderate	338	2022
152	Fort Worth	C+	23.7	Moderate	385	1983
153	Denton	C+	23.7	Moderate	411	1955
154	Stephenville	C+	23.7	Moderate	432	1942
155	Seabrook	C+	23.7	Moderate	380	1989
156	Roma	C+	23.7	Moderate	392	1975
157	Port Lavaca	C+	23.7	Moderate	294	2078
158	Lago Vista	C+	23.7	Moderate	358	2017
159	Garland	C+	23.8	Moderate	357	2021
160	New Braunfels	C+	23.8	Moderate	448	1931
161	Murphy	C+	23.8	Moderate	308	2071
162	Selma	C+	23.8	Moderate	321	2060
163	Kerrville	C+	23.9	Moderate	346	2047
164	Snyder	C+	23.9	Moderate	356	2038
165	Sanger	C+	23.9	Moderate	317	2075
166	League City	C+	24	Moderate	347	2050
167	Mission	C+	24	Moderate	358	2044
168	Cedar Hill	C+	24	Moderate	410	1988
169	Cleburne	C+	24	Moderate	314	2085
170	Corinth	C+	24	Moderate	441	1962
171	Tyler	C+	24.1	Moderate	426	1986
172	Waxahachie	C+	24.1	Moderate	446	1965
173	Sweetwater	C+	24.1	Moderate	388	2024
174	Coppell	C+	24.2	Moderate	380	2044
175	Friendswood	C+	24.2	Moderate	408	2009
176	Del Rio	C+	24.2	Moderate	313	2106
177	Kingsville	C+	24.2	Moderate	319	2105
178	Lakeway	C+	24.2	Moderate	313	2103
179	Taylor	C+	24.2	Moderate	411	2006
180	Gainesville	C+	24.3	Moderate	308	2126
181	Pampa	C+	24.3	Moderate	322	2109
182	Hereford	C+	24.3	Moderate	370	2063
183	Wichita Falls	C+	24.4	Moderate	408	2029
184	Victoria	C+	24.4	Moderate	371	2070
185	Southlake	C+	24.4	Moderate	385	2058
186	Watauga	C+	24.4	Moderate	405	2036
187	Humble	C+	24.4	Moderate	360	2083
188	Richmond	C+	24.4	Moderate	322	2119
189	Robstown	C+	24.4	Moderate	365	2080
190	Pasadena	C+	24.5	Moderate	343	2107
191	Odessa	C+	24.5	Moderate	385	2069
192	Longview	C+	24.5	Moderate	396	2058
193	Weatherford	C+	24.5	Moderate	434	2019
194	Converse	C+	24.5	Moderate	333	2114
195	Glenn Heights	C+	24.5	Moderate	389	2059
196	Kaufman	C+	24.5	Moderate	398	2053
197	Texas City	C+	24.6	Moderate	366	2092
198	Balch Springs	C+	24.6	Moderate	408	2053
199	Hewitt	C+	24.6	Moderate	376	2082
200	Forest Hill	C+	24.6	Moderate	353	2109
201	Mercedes	C+	24.7	Moderate	427	2038
202	Azle	C+	24.7	Moderate	332	2142
203	Little Elm	C+	24.8	Moderate	393	2084
204	Angleton	C+	24.8	Moderate	370	2107
205	West University Place	C+	24.8	Moderate	420	2060
206	Weslaco	C+	24.9	Moderate	387	2105
207	University Park	C+	24.9	Moderate	345	2146
208	Canyon	C+	24.9	Moderate	377	2114
209	Galena Park	C+	24.9	Moderate	373	2118
210	Irving	C+	25	Moderate	419	2082
211	Killeen	C+	25	Moderate	393	2103
212	Rockwall	C+	25	Moderate	391	2105
213	Harker Heights	C+	25	Moderate	370	2134
214	Corsicana	C+	25	Moderate	395	2102
215	Buda	C+	25	Moderate	427	2070
216	Fairview	C+	25	Moderate	347	2151
217	Round Rock	C+	25.1	Moderate	411	2100
218	Nacogdoches	C+	25.1	Moderate	447	2059
219	Burkburnett	C+	25.1	Moderate	401	2109
220	Mesquite	C+	25.2	Moderate	360	2162
221	Port Arthur	C+	25.2	Moderate	386	2135
222	Seagoville	C+	25.2	Moderate	363	2158
223	Midland	C+	25.3	Moderate	365	2162
224	Rosenberg	C+	25.3	Moderate	402	2124
225	Providence Village	C+	25.3	Moderate	368	2164
226	Marshall	C+	25.4	Moderate	382	2162
227	Manvel	C+	25.4	Moderate	350	2191
228	Nederland	C+	25.4	Moderate	372	2172
229	Leander	C+	25.5	Moderate	373	2173
230	Hurst	C+	25.5	Moderate	375	2170
231	Waco	C+	25.6	Moderate	394	2167
232	Schertz	C+	25.6	Moderate	378	2183
233	Galveston	C+	25.7	Moderate	453	2122
234	Prosper	C+	25.7	Moderate	369	2196
235	Lufkin	C+	25.7	Moderate	355	2215
236	Royse City	C+	25.7	Moderate	443	2124
237	Live Oak	C+	25.7	Moderate	442	2131
238	Pharr	C+	25.8	Moderate	334	2247
239	Farmers Branch	C+	25.9	Moderate	390	2201
240	San Juan	C+	25.9	Moderate	377	2212
241	Lubbock	C+	26	Moderate	362	2234
242	Grapevine	C+	26	Moderate	386	2216
243	Sachse	C+	26	Moderate	414	2183
244	Iowa Colony	C+	26	Moderate	421	2179
245	Laredo	C+	26.1	Moderate	367	2246
246	Beaumont	C+	26.1	Moderate	402	2212
247	Abilene	C+	26.3	Moderate	424	2203
248	Haltom City	C+	26.3	Moderate	418	2213
249	North Richland Hills	C+	26.6	Moderate	462	2194
250	Conroe	C	26.8	Elevated	403	2282
251	Richardson	C	26.8	Elevated	434	2250
252	Edinburg	C	26.9	Elevated	464	2228
253	Austin	D-	39.5	High Risk	350	3600
254	Dallas	F	44.8	Very High Risk	680	3800
255	San Antonio	F	53	Very High Risk	500	4800
256	Houston	F	54	Very High Risk	900	4500

Violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents. 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Report data.

Most Dangerous Cities in Texas

The highest crime rates among tracked cities in Texas. These cities have the most crime per capita based on FBI data.

Houston54/1K · Very High Risk · Violent: 900/100K

San Antonio53/1K · Very High Risk · Violent: 500/100K

Dallas44.8/1K · Very High Risk · Violent: 680/100K

D-

Austin39.5/1K · High Risk · Violent: 350/100K

Edinburg26.9/1K · Elevated · Violent: 464/100K

Frequently Asked Questions About Safety in Texas

What is the safest city in Texas?

As of 2026, Portland is the safest city in Texas with a crime rate of 18.8 per 1,000 residents and a B safety grade. It ranks above 61% of all US cities.

What are the top 10 safest cities in Texas?

Based on 2026 FBI Uniform Crime Report data, the top 10 safest cities in Texas based on crime rate are: Portland, Robinson, Plano, Ennis, Fredericksburg, Texarkana, Gatesville, San Benito, Big Spring, Highland Village.

What is the most dangerous city in Texas?

Houston has the highest crime rate in Texas at 54 per 1,000 residents, earning a F safety grade.

What is the average crime rate in Texas?

The average crime rate across 256 tracked cities in Texas is 23.3 per 1,000 residents. The average violent crime rate is 379 per 100K and property crime averages 1950 per 100K.

Is Texas safe to live in?

Texas has a higher-than-average violent crime rate at 379 per 100K (national: 363.8). However, safety varies widely by city. Portland earns a B while Houston gets a F. 86 of 256 cities have crime rates at or below the national average.

How many cities are ranked in Texas?

256 cities in Texas are ranked using FBI Uniform Crime Report data. 86 have crime rates at or below the national average.

See 2027 rankings for Texas →View all Texas city safety grades Safety index for all 50 states

2024 FBI Uniform Crime Report data and Census Bureau population estimates. Safety grades calculated using national and state-level crime rate distributions. Not a substitute for local law enforcement guidance.

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