{"id":409119,"date":"2026-08-17T19:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/409119\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:30:40","slug":"how-lubbocks-crime-rate-compares-to-nearby-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/409119\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lubbock’s Crime Rate Compares To Nearby Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Crimegrade.org<\/a>, which takes a look at crime statistics, Lubbock ranks at a dismal D-, the worst score in our immediate area. How did we achieve such a low score, and is it worth moving to a safer surrounding town?<\/p>\n

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Lubbock Crime Rate Is High, Here’s A Look At The Numbers<\/p>\n

Crimegrade looked at three categories of crime: Violent, Property, and Other, and graded Lubbock based on per capita numbers, that is, how many crimes happened per 1000 people per year. Here are the numbers:<\/p>\n

Violent Crime Rates<\/p>\n

Crime Type<\/p>\n

Crime Rate<\/p>\n

Assault<\/p>\n

4.278<\/p>\n

Robbery<\/p>\n

0.7428<\/p>\n

Rape<\/p>\n

1.100<\/p>\n

Murder<\/p>\n

0.1351<\/p>\n

Total Violent Crime<\/p>\n

6.255 (D-)<\/p>\n

Property Crime Rates<\/p>\n

Crime Type<\/p>\n

Crime Rate<\/p>\n

Theft<\/p>\n

18.12<\/p>\n

Vehicle Theft<\/p>\n

2.006<\/p>\n

Burglary<\/p>\n

4.886<\/p>\n

Arson<\/p>\n

0.0779<\/p>\n

Total Property Crime<\/p>\n

25.09 (D-)<\/p>\n

Other Crime Rates<\/p>\n

Crime Type<\/p>\n

Crime Rate<\/p>\n

Kidnapping<\/p>\n

0.2088<\/p>\n

Drug Crimes<\/p>\n

4.415<\/p>\n

Vandalism<\/p>\n

5.896<\/p>\n

Identity Theft<\/p>\n

0.8023<\/p>\n

Animal Cruelty<\/p>\n

0.0821<\/p>\n

Total “Other” Rate<\/p>\n

11.40 (D+)<\/p>\n

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I guess I’m glad to see we are keeping those arson numbers low, but our theft numbers are truly out of control.<\/p>\n

Is It Worth It To Move To A Town Nearby?<\/p>\n

Perhaps it may be worth it to move to a surronding community, as they are all at least marginally “safer” at least according to these crime averages. However, there is more to consider: your commute to work, amenities, and your individual neighborhood. If you are considering a slight move, here’s a look at how those surronding towns compare on crime:<\/p>\n

Lubbock Crime Rates vs. Surrounding Areas: Which Cities Are Safest?Think of moving slightly out of Lubbock? This is how our surrounding areas compare to Lubbock crime rates, according to crimegrade.org<\/a>, which looks at both property and violent crime in its rankings. Spoiler alert: they are all at least marginally safer (or significantly safer), as Lubbock carries a D- rating. <\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Crimegrade.org, which takes a look at crime statistics, Lubbock ranks at a dismal D-, the worst…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-409119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}