Today, we will explore some of the safest places to live in the heart of Texas, where communities prioritize security and law enforcement plays a crucial role in ensuring residents' safety.
According to our analysis of the safest states, Texas ranks as the 37th safest state, but what are the places in Texas that are safer than the state overall.
While cities like Austin, known for its vibrant music scene and tech-driven economy, and San Antonio, steeped in history and culture, didn't make the list of the state's safest places, many of their suburbs did based on the most recent FBI crime data. In particular, the places we are highlighting had low violent and property crimes per capita due to, in part, the tireless efforts of local police and law enforcement to keep residents and visitors secure.
So the question remains: where are the safest cities in the cowboy state?
31 violent / 358 property per 100k
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
15 violent / 396 property per 100k
Located in
Tarrant County, Texas
Trophy Club is no stranger to our lists -- they always find a place somewhere on the positive rankings. It has been acknowledged multiple times by D Magazine as one of the best places to live in Dallas-Fort Worth.
This year, they rank as the second safest city in Texas thanks to a drop in violent crimes.
We're sure the town will add this ranking to their trophy case. Am I rite?
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
36 violent / 341 property per 100k
Located in
Collin County, Texas
Melissa has been growing like a weed thanks in part to the huge jump in safety.
To be honest, in my eight years of ranking cities, I don't think I've ever seen such a jump before. The good people of Melissa must be doing something right.
Melissa is a city in Collin County, Texas
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
57 violent / 305 property per 100k
9 violent / 492 property per 100k
Memorial Villages is a fun creation of the FBI data collectors. It has jumped up in safety in recent years thanks to a lack of violent crimes relative to the rest of Texas.
It now ranks as the fifth safest city in Texas.
The Memorial Villages are upscale communities in the Bunker Hill Village area.
58 violent / 365 property per 100k
Fulshear made a big jump up to the #6 spot this year, considering it wasn't even in the top ten on last year's list. While Fulshear didn't take the gold medal in either violent or property crime in Texas, solid rankings in each category earned it the sixth place ranking overall. Fulshear had about six times less violent crime and four times less property crime than the statewide average. Whether you're playing disc golf or walking along the stream, you'll be totally safe at Flewellen Creek Park.
Fulshear scored a 9.5/10 on our overall snackability score with impressive ratings in education, housing, and of course, safety! Fulshear is located an hour west of Houston.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
43 violent / 474 property per 100k
Located in
Collin County, Texas
Murphy, or I would probably call it, Murph, ranks as the seventh safest city in Texas, up a bit from its ranking last year.
The suburb of Dallas dates back to the 1800s, which is probably why it's so safe -- people pay more attention around old things.
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
49 violent / 489 property per 100k
Located in
Hardin County, Texas
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
70 violent / 379 property per 100k
Located in
Smith County, Texas
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
0 violent / 619 property per 100k
Located in
Kendall County, Texas
Fair Oaks Ranch ranks as the fifth safest city in Texas thanks to blend of moderate safety in both categories. It could be fair to say that Fair Oaks Ranch is a fairly great place to live.
It's a burb of San Antonio and should have a fair on the fairgrounds each year if doesn't. I can see it now "Come to the Fair Oaks Ranch fairgrounds for the Texas state fair."
Data | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Texas's statewide median. Lower is safer.
Texas statewide median: 226
Texas statewide median: 1,463
Texas statewide median: 0
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Methodology: How we calculated the safest cities in Texas for 2026
While there are surveys and public polls on what cities in Texas are the safest, we wanted to rely on something other than speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from the FBI's most recent crime report in Texas.
Specifically, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which summarizes the number of property and violent crimes in each city annually. We used two criteria:
- Violent crimes per capita (murders, assaults, rapes, armed robberies)
- Property crimes per capita (thefts, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts)
For example, there were 25 crimes committed in Parker, with a reported population of 6,432. That means the number of crimes per capita is 0.0039, which translates into a 1 in 257 chance of being the victim of a crime.
We only looked at Texas cities that have populations of more than 5,000. This filter left us with 368 of the biggest cities in Texas to rank.
We ranked each city for each criterion from 1 to 368 where 1 in any particular category is the safest.
Next, we averaged each place's two criteria to create a Safety Index. We crowned the place with the lowest overall Safety Score, "The Safest Place In Texas," with any ties going to the bigger city.
The safest city in Texas, based on our criteria, is Parker. The most dangerous city in Texas? Humble, where residents had a 1 in 8 chance of being the victim of a crime.
This article has been update for 2026. This report marks our eleventh time ranking the safest places to live in Texas. All the data comes from the FBI's Crime In The USA 2024 report.
Summary
Summary: The Safest Cities In The Lone Star State
Looking at the data, you can tell that Parker is as safe as they come in Texas, according to science and data.
But as most Texas residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.
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Where Are The Safest Cities In Texas For 2026?
Click any column to sort. All 368 ranked Texas cities.
| Rank | City | Population | Violent / 100k | Property / 100k | Murders / 100k | Murders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker, TX | 6,432 | 31 | 357 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Trophy Club, TX | 13,644 | 14 | 395 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Melissa, TX | 27,831 | 35 | 341 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bullard, TX | 5,241 | 57 | 305 | 38 | 2 |
| 5 | Memorial Villages, TX | 11,170 | 8 | 492 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fulshear, TX | 26,048 | 57 | 364 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Murphy, TX | 20,867 | 43 | 474 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lumberton, TX | 14,304 | 48 | 489 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Whitehouse, TX | 10,034 | 69 | 378 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 11,955 | 0 | 618 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Colleyville, TX | 25,630 | 39 | 538 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Fate, TX | 27,141 | 58 | 482 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Flower Mound, TX | 80,455 | 57 | 582 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Krum, TX | 6,902 | 86 | 405 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Corinth, TX | 24,056 | 33 | 706 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Canyon, TX | 16,609 | 54 | 674 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Van Alstyne, TX | 7,796 | 25 | 718 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Venus, TX | 8,911 | 100 | 392 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Granite Shoals, TX | 5,555 | 108 | 288 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Fredericksburg, TX | 11,721 | 85 | 554 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Hudson, TX | 5,305 | 113 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Heath, TX | 11,784 | 101 | 441 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Horseshoe Bay, TX | 5,351 | 37 | 784 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Keller, TX | 46,523 | 77 | 655 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Pilot Point, TX | 6,489 | 77 | 662 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Joshua, TX | 9,246 | 64 | 703 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Horizon City, TX | 24,703 | 85 | 655 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Friendswood, TX | 40,763 | 100 | 544 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Iowa Colony, TX | 13,478 | 96 | 593 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lake Dallas, TX | 7,982 | 100 | 576 | 12 | 1 |
| 31 | Sachse, TX | 34,574 | 72 | 737 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Argyle, TX | 6,423 | 124 | 404 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Santa Fe, TX | 13,055 | 84 | 735 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lago Vista, TX | 10,376 | 125 | 433 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Bonham, TX | 11,031 | 99 | 688 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Caddo Mills, TX | 5,920 | 118 | 506 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Justin, TX | 6,450 | 77 | 806 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bridge City, TX | 9,704 | 113 | 566 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | White Oak, TX | 6,222 | 80 | 803 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Little Elm, TX | 62,837 | 133 | 423 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Robinson, TX | 13,165 | 121 | 501 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Burnet, TX | 7,101 | 126 | 478 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Wylie, TX | 62,210 | 65 | 859 | 4 | 3 |
| 44 | Iowa Park, TX | 6,589 | 106 | 682 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alpine, TX | 6,036 | 149 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Southlake, TX | 31,095 | 32 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Helotes, TX | 10,247 | 29 | 1,073 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Prosper, TX | 46,065 | 54 | 998 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | West University Place, TX | 14,720 | 54 | 991 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Fairview, TX | 10,915 | 73 | 925 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Hickory Creek, TX | 6,035 | 99 | 828 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Lakeview, Harrison County, TX | 6,628 | 120 | 663 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Keene, TX | 7,010 | 142 | 499 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Leander, TX | 87,740 | 69 | 988 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Coppell, TX | 41,549 | 103 | 825 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Hutto, TX | 43,212 | 57 | 1,034 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Galena Park, TX | 10,136 | 108 | 789 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Fort Stockton, TX | 7,999 | 162 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Kermit, TX | 5,860 | 153 | 477 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Kennedale, TX | 10,635 | 169 | 329 | 9 | 1 |
| 61 | Nolanville, TX | 7,392 | 135 | 662 | 27 | 2 |
| 62 | Mckinney, TX | 219,132 | 117 | 815 | 2 | 6 |
| 63 | Kerrville, TX | 25,131 | 147 | 580 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Allen, TX | 113,737 | 106 | 878 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Royse City, TX | 29,149 | 102 | 898 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Highland Village, TX | 16,150 | 74 | 1,071 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Watauga, TX | 22,717 | 114 | 853 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Childress, TX | 5,783 | 155 | 518 | 17 | 1 |
| 69 | Manvel, TX | 20,555 | 87 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Frisco, TX | 232,961 | 100 | 1,002 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 | Forney, TX | 40,484 | 155 | 652 | 4 | 2 |
| 72 | Rusk, TX | 5,387 | 111 | 965 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Socorro, TX | 39,522 | 141 | 812 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Midlothian, TX | 43,497 | 119 | 958 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Sanger, TX | 10,153 | 98 | 1,122 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Woodway, TX | 9,768 | 122 | 941 | 10 | 1 |
| 77 | Graham, TX | 8,853 | 169 | 621 | 11 | 1 |
| 78 | Lakeway, TX | 19,170 | 78 | 1,220 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Cedar Park, TX | 77,351 | 95 | 1,198 | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Anna, TX | 32,053 | 165 | 705 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | League City, TX | 116,881 | 103 | 1,160 | 3 | 4 |
| 82 | Cibolo, TX | 37,640 | 148 | 844 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Liberty Hill, TX | 7,147 | 181 | 615 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Gatesville, TX | 16,153 | 148 | 866 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 16,772 | 166 | 745 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Perryton, TX | 8,148 | 233 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Harker Heights, TX | 34,858 | 134 | 989 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | University Park, TX | 25,241 | 63 | 1,434 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Boerne, TX | 23,165 | 107 | 1,178 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Sunnyvale, TX | 8,851 | 112 | 1,163 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Penitas, TX | 6,292 | 127 | 1,064 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Sugar Land, TX | 107,757 | 77 | 1,383 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Portland, TX | 20,506 | 156 | 843 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Schertz, TX | 43,611 | 153 | 887 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Mansfield, TX | 80,569 | 93 | 1,381 | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | Roanoke, TX | 11,174 | 107 | 1,226 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Dalhart, TX | 8,328 | 168 | 828 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Missouri City, TX | 77,571 | 141 | 1,049 | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | Wake Village, TX | 5,766 | 156 | 884 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Denison, TX | 26,977 | 174 | 815 | 11 | 3 |
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