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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Denton, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Denton, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Denton. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Denton, TX safe?
Denton, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 39 out of 100, grade D, below the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 33% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its ZIP codes with at least 5 scored block groups range from 8 to 58, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 39 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 33%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 53%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 101
How Denton compares
Denton scores 14 points below the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Denton lies in Denton County, which has a county Safety Score of 84, grade A.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Denton.
Neighborhoods inside Denton
101 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Denton, 77 of them mostly inside it. Among those 77, the lowest scores 0, the highest 85, and the middle 80% range from 2 to 85.
Safest ZIP codes in Denton, TX
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Denton, TX
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Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Texas
- Corinth Safety Score 72 · grade B · 5.2 miles
- Highland Village Safety Score 71 · grade B · 8.7 miles
- Providence Village Safety Score 66 · grade B · 9.5 miles
- Sanger Safety Score 81 · grade A · 11 miles
- Northlake Safety Score 78 · grade B · 11 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Denton
Denton has an estimated 165,998 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 96.4 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 101 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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