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Safety · Texas

Safest Counties in Texas 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Texas

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Cottle County, TX
97.5
2Culberson County, TX
97.5
3Dickens County, TX
97.5
4Foard County, TX
97.5
5Kent County, TX
97.5
6King County, TX
97.5
7McMullen County, TX
97.5
8Menard County, TX
97.5
9Sherman County, TX
97.5
10Stonewall County, TX
97.5

All Texas Counties — Safety Rankings

254 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Cottle County, TX
97.5
61.5
2Culberson County, TX
97.5
57.6
3Dickens County, TX
97.5
60.3
4Foard County, TX
97.5
55.3
5Kent County, TX
97.5
61.4
6King County, TX
97.5
65.5
7McMullen County, TX
97.5
53.7
8Menard County, TX
97.5
53
9Sherman County, TX
97.5
52.1
10Stonewall County, TX
97.5
57.6
11Terrell County, TX
97.5
64
12Mitchell County, TX
94.6
57.9
13San Jacinto County, TX
94.2
44.7
14Kinney County, TX
93.5
64.8
15Mason County, TX
93.3
64.5
16Archer County, TX
92.7
61.1
17Collingsworth County, TX
92.7
58.7
18Taylor County, TX
92.5
41.9
19Hudspeth County, TX
92.3
56.9
20Hartley County, TX
91.9
47.7
21Roberts County, TX
91.9
64.4
22Oldham County, TX
91.8
54.5
23La Salle County, TX
91.5
53.6
24Presidio County, TX
91.5
55.1
25Hansford County, TX
89.2
57.9
26Wichita County, TX
89.1
44.2
27Kimble County, TX
88.3
57.6
28Wheeler County, TX
87.9
48.8
29Lipscomb County, TX
87.8
51.2
30Randall County, TX
87.2
44.5
31Zapata County, TX
87.1
53.9
32Jeff Davis County, TX
86.6
63.3
33Rains County, TX
86.5
48.2
34Brooks County, TX
86.2
53.8
35Dimmit County, TX
86.2
51.3
36Live Oak County, TX
85.9
57.8
37Crane County, TX
84.3
53.5
38Concho County, TX
83.1
47.8
39Pecos County, TX
83
48.4
40Brewster County, TX
80.4
55.4
41Midland County, TX
80.4
38.7
42Mills County, TX
80.3
61.7
43Crosby County, TX
79.6
52.9
44Throckmorton County, TX
79.5
57.4
45Bosque County, TX
78.8
50.4
46Baylor County, TX
78.2
57.7
47Hopkins County, TX
77
45.9
48Sutton County, TX
76.2
55.9
49Shackelford County, TX
76
52.8
50Hardeman County, TX
75.1
57.2
51Williamson County, TX
74
43.5
52San Saba County, TX
73.9
54.1
53Hall County, TX
73.5
57.5
54Castro County, TX
73.3
52.4
55Carson County, TX
73.2
49.3
56Coleman County, TX
73
46.9
57Sabine County, TX
73
56
58Lavaca County, TX
72.9
55.2
59Jack County, TX
72.7
49.9
60Gillespie County, TX
71.9
45.5
61Red River County, TX
71.7
49.7
62Fannin County, TX
71.3
46.2
63Knox County, TX
71.1
49.1
64Callahan County, TX
71
51.2
65Hamilton County, TX
69.5
47.4
66Sterling County, TX
69.3
51.8
67Gaines County, TX
67.9
49.3
68Bailey County, TX
67.8
56.4
69Upton County, TX
66.3
55.8
70Guadalupe County, TX
66.1
39.3
71Garza County, TX
65.8
46.6
72Schleicher County, TX
65.5
55.4
73Zavala County, TX
65.2
43.8
74Reagan County, TX
65.1
55.4
75Trinity County, TX
64.5
46
76Somervell County, TX
64.1
48.7
77Bandera County, TX
63.6
46.6
78Crockett County, TX
63.5
71.3
79Parmer County, TX
62.9
42.8
80Cass County, TX
61.4
47.9
81Newton County, TX
61.3
47.7
82Van Zandt County, TX
60
41.4
83Lynn County, TX
59.7
37.2
84Yoakum County, TX
59.5
49.5
85Donley County, TX
59.3
55.4
86Starr County, TX
59.1
45.9
87Jim Hogg County, TX
58.7
38.3
88Jackson County, TX
58.6
44.4
89Rockwall County, TX
58.2
40.6
90Blanco County, TX
58.1
49
91Wood County, TX
57.7
50.8
92Young County, TX
57.6
46.2
93Hardin County, TX
57.4
41.4
94Travis County, TX
57.4
37.9
95Madison County, TX
57.3
46.7
96Falls County, TX
56.2
46.4
97Tyler County, TX
56.1
41.3
98Kerr County, TX
55.9
40.1
99Briscoe County, TX
55.8
47.7
100Morris County, TX
55.8
47.6
101Austin County, TX
55.6
39.6
102Burleson County, TX
55.5
49.2
103Kendall County, TX
55.3
41.3
104Erath County, TX
55.2
38.6
105Irion County, TX
55
47.3
106Llano County, TX
54.9
47.2
107Upshur County, TX
54.8
40.8
108Lamb County, TX
54.1
45.8
109Hemphill County, TX
54
53.4
110Coke County, TX
53.3
48.8
111Colorado County, TX
52.7
39.3
112Milam County, TX
52.7
41.8
113Lampasas County, TX
51.4
41.6
114Childress County, TX
50.9
42.6
115Anderson County, TX
50.1
41
116Eastland County, TX
50
45.9
117Refugio County, TX
48.2
41.5
118Wise County, TX
47.8
36.7
119Delta County, TX
47
47.3
120Wilbarger County, TX
46.9
35.2
121Tarrant County, TX
46.4
31.5
122Dallam County, TX
45.8
35
123Lee County, TX
45.4
42.6
124Frio County, TX
45.2
36.3
125San Patricio County, TX
45.2
31.4
126Fayette County, TX
44.3
47.3
127Reeves County, TX
44.3
39.8
128Camp County, TX
44
44.5
129Wilson County, TX
43.9
37.1
130Runnels County, TX
42.9
42.2
131Burnet County, TX
42.5
37.5
132Winkler County, TX
42.4
52.4
133Motley County, TX
42.3
50.4
134Borden County, TX
41.9
66.9
135Hood County, TX
41.9
37.4
136Dallas County, TX
41.8
26.2
137Floyd County, TX
41.7
49.5
138Washington County, TX
41.5
37.9
139Coryell County, TX
41.1
32.6
140Leon County, TX
40.7
48.5
141Stephens County, TX
39.3
37
142Hill County, TX
38.6
38.4
143Armstrong County, TX
38.3
37.1
144DeWitt County, TX
37.6
44.9
145Goliad County, TX
37.6
51.4
146Rusk County, TX
37.4
41.9
147Duval County, TX
37.2
43.2
148Henderson County, TX
37.2
38.8
149Johnson County, TX
36.3
32.6
150Montague County, TX
36.2
40.8
151McCulloch County, TX
35.7
40.1
152Fisher County, TX
35.6
42.3
153Medina County, TX
35.4
36.8
154Cochran County, TX
35.3
44.6
155Grayson County, TX
35.1
32.8
156Cooke County, TX
34.9
37.1
157Robertson County, TX
34.8
51.1
158Haskell County, TX
34.7
44.5
159Harrison County, TX
34.4
34.5
160Liberty County, TX
34.2
30.4
161Comanche County, TX
33.9
38.7
162Waller County, TX
33.8
33.5
163Karnes County, TX
33.6
41.7
164Ochiltree County, TX
33.3
39.6
165Shelby County, TX
33.1
40.1
166Calhoun County, TX
32.9
36.2
167Hale County, TX
32.8
36.6
168Kaufman County, TX
32.4
29.4
169Orange County, TX
32.4
31.3
170Harris County, TX
32.2
24.9
171Houston County, TX
32.1
39.4
172El Paso County, TX
32
26.3
173Nacogdoches County, TX
31.9
38.8
174Val Verde County, TX
31.7
27
175Parker County, TX
31.4
32.8
176Montgomery County, TX
31.1
29.3
177Hutchinson County, TX
30.6
41.1
178Webb County, TX
30.4
27.9
179Marion County, TX
29.7
45.1
180Titus County, TX
29.6
40.7
181Nolan County, TX
29.5
36.4
182Jasper County, TX
29.4
40.5
183Hunt County, TX
29.3
31.5
184Comal County, TX
28.7
33.8
185Andrews County, TX
28.3
32.2
186San Augustine County, TX
28.3
49.1
187Grimes County, TX
27.3
37
188Brazoria County, TX
26.9
28.7
189Terry County, TX
25.4
30.4
190Edwards County, TX
24.4
40
191Willacy County, TX
24.2
32.6
192Ellis County, TX
24.1
30.8
193Moore County, TX
24.1
34.5
194Deaf Smith County, TX
23.9
30.6
195Navarro County, TX
23.7
30.3
196Smith County, TX
23.6
29.6
197Bowie County, TX
23.3
34.4
198Bastrop County, TX
23.1
29.9
199Bell County, TX
22.7
25.6
200Ward County, TX
22.4
50.2
201Cherokee County, TX
22
33.9
202Gonzales County, TX
21.7
36.8
203Franklin County, TX
21.5
44
204Brown County, TX
21.4
36.6
205Swisher County, TX
21.4
35.2
206Walker County, TX
21.3
25.1
207Ector County, TX
21.1
21.2
208Polk County, TX
20.7
32.8
209Limestone County, TX
20.2
32.7
210Hidalgo County, TX
19.3
29.2
211Freestone County, TX
19.2
39.4
212Panola County, TX
19.1
40.1
213Scurry County, TX
18.3
35.5
214Galveston County, TX
18
28.7
215Real County, TX
17.9
33.6
216Cameron County, TX
17.6
29.7
217Victoria County, TX
17.5
23.5
218Lamar County, TX
17.2
36.5
219Gray County, TX
15.6
31.1
220Brazos County, TX
15.2
22.8
221Atascosa County, TX
14.8
32.5
222Palo Pinto County, TX
14.8
31.7
223Maverick County, TX
14.4
32.5
224Uvalde County, TX
14.4
25.6
225Dawson County, TX
14.3
32.6
226Kenedy County, TX
12.2
33.6
227Angelina County, TX
12.1
27.5
228Hockley County, TX
11.6
32.2
229Kleberg County, TX
10.6
19.1
230Gregg County, TX
9.5
28.2
231McLennan County, TX
9.5
22.6
232Tom Green County, TX
9.1
23.6
233Jim Wells County, TX
8.2
25.8
234Wharton County, TX
7.9
26.9
235Howard County, TX
7.8
25.1
236Bee County, TX
7.6
28
237Jefferson County, TX
6.2
19.8
238Matagorda County, TX
6
27.7
239Aransas County, TX
4.3
26.9
240Nueces County, TX
3.9
18.5
241Glasscock County, TX
2.9
57.7
242Denton County, TX
2.5
26.2
243Lubbock County, TX
2.1
20.3
244Bexar County, TX
1.9
18.1
245Caldwell County, TX
1.3
22.5
246Potter County, TX
0.8
21
247Collin County, TX
0.7
30.4
248Chambers County, TX
0.5
32.1
249Fort Bend County, TX
0.3
27.1
250Jones County, TX
0.3
30.1
251Hays County, TX
0.2
22.7
252Clay County, TX
0.1
39.4
253Loving County, TX
0.1
40.3
254Martin County, TX
0
37.8

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