{"id":51893,"date":"2025-11-16T14:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T14:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/51893\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T14:18:19","slug":"most-dangerous-cities-in-texas-for-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/51893\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Dangerous Cities in Texas for Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KNUE-FM<\/a>) While there is a lot to enjoy and love about <a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/category\/texas-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas<\/a>, we also know that just like everywhere else there is serious crime that takes place in the Lone Star State. We have amazing law enforcement officers working all hours of the day and night, but there will still be some people that don\u2019t want to obey the laws.<\/p>\n<p>When discussing violent crime, it&#8217;s crucial to understand which situations to avoid whenever possible. That&#8217;s why I wanted to explore which Texas cities pose the highest risk of people becoming murder victims.<\/p>\n<p>Why Smaller Texas Towns Rank Higher for Murder<\/p>\n<p>It would be easy to think that all the biggest cities in Texas are the ones you really need to watch out for when it comes to being a victim of a violent crime or even being murdered. But, there are places that you really need to be more cautious, and they\u2019re probably places you didn\u2019t worry too much about in the past.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/dallas-fbi-most-wanted\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FBI Dallas Needs Your Help to Solve 5 Ongoing Crime Cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/here-are-9-crimes-that-remain-unsolved-in-gregg-county-texas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 Chilling Unsolved Crimes Haunting Gregg County, Texas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to Stay Aware and Protect Yourself<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re at home in the Lone Star State or visiting other places, you need to stay aware of your surroundings to lessen your chance of becoming another victim of a violent crime. Trust your gut, if you don\u2019t feel safe, get out of that situation or area as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/KFYOAM.png\" alt=\"News\/Talk 95.1 &amp; 790 KFYO logo\"\/>What the Data Really Says About Texas Safety<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t think for one second that you and your family aren\u2019t safe in Texas. I just wanted to bring you this information as I didn\u2019t expect that some of the smaller towns would have higher violent crime rates.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good reminder for all of us to make sure we don\u2019t put ourselves in harm&#8217;s way.<\/p>\n<p>You Have the Highest Chance of Being Murdered in These Texas Cities<\/p>\n<p>Be extra careful as these 5 Texas Cities have the highest murder risk<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/author\/billyjenkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Billy Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>List of Gangs That Operate in Texas<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at some of the most common gang or criminal organizations that are known to be in the state of Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/knue.com\/author\/billyjenkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Billy Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(KNUE-FM) While there is a lot to enjoy and love about Texas, we also know that just like&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169,223],"class_list":{"0":"post-51893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51893","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=51893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}