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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Abilene, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Abilene, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Abilene. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Abilene, TX safe?
Abilene, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 47 out of 100, grade C, below the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 35% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 3 to 56, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 47 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 35%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 47%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 111
How Abilene compares
Abilene scores 6 points below the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Abilene's estimated residents live in 2 counties:
- Taylor County 98% of residents · county Safety Score 30, grade D
- Jones County 2% of residents · county Safety Score 50, grade C
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Abilene.
Neighborhoods inside Abilene
111 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Abilene, 101 of them mostly inside it. Among those 101, the lowest scores 0, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 9 to 83.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Abilene, TX
Showing all 3 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Texas
- Sweetwater Safety Score 28 · grade D · 38 miles
- Brownwood Safety Score 29 · grade D · 68 miles
- Snyder Safety Score 54 · grade C · 70 miles
- San Angelo Safety Score 50 · grade C · 80 miles
- Stephenville Safety Score 30 · grade D · 91 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Abilene
Abilene has an estimated 130,501 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 106.7 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 111 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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