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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Richardson, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Richardson, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Richardson. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Richardson, TX safe?
Richardson, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 48 out of 100, grade C, below the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 42% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 42 to 57, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 48 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 42%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 44%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 91
How Richardson compares
Richardson scores 5 points below the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Richardson's estimated residents live in 2 counties:
- Dallas County 66% of residents · county Safety Score 33, grade D
- Collin County 34% of residents · county Safety Score 82, grade A
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Richardson.
Neighborhoods inside Richardson
91 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Richardson, 80 of them mostly inside it. Among those 80, the lowest scores 1, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 8 to 87.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Richardson, 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
- Plano Safety Score 52 · grade C · 6.2 miles
- Garland Safety Score 60 · grade B · 6.4 miles
- Murphy Safety Score 77 · grade B · 7.0 miles
- Addison Safety Score 30 · grade D · 7.1 miles
- Sachse Safety Score 86 · grade A · 7.7 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Richardson
Richardson has an estimated 118,221 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 28.6 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 91 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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