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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in McAllen, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in McAllen, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around McAllen. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is McAllen, TX safe?
McAllen, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 58 out of 100, grade C, above the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 55% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 40 to 78, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 58 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 55%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 31%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 122
How McAllen compares
McAllen scores 5 points above the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
McAllen lies in Hidalgo County, which has a county Safety Score of 5, grade F.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside McAllen.
Neighborhoods inside McAllen
122 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside McAllen, 110 of them mostly inside it. Among those 110, the lowest scores 2, the highest 96, and the middle 80% range from 8 to 90.
ZIP code Safety Scores in McAllen, 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
- Pharr Safety Score 42 · grade C · 4.8 miles
- Mission Safety Score 57 · grade C · 5.1 miles
- Alton Safety Score 51 · grade C · 5.7 miles
- San Juan Safety Score 52 · grade C · 6.0 miles
- Edinburg Safety Score 44 · grade C · 6.6 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About McAllen
McAllen has an estimated 148,782 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 62.3 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 122 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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