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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Waco, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Waco, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Waco. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Waco, TX safe?
Waco, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 38 out of 100, grade D, below the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 21% 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 12 to 54, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 38 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 21%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 56%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 121
How Waco compares
Waco scores 15 points below the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Waco lies in McLennan County, which has a county Safety Score of 34, grade D.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Waco.
Neighborhoods inside Waco
121 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Waco, 98 of them mostly inside it. Among those 98, the lowest scores 0, the highest 90, and the middle 80% range from 6 to 75.
Safest ZIP codes in Waco, 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 Waco, TX
Showing all 7 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Texas
- Robinson Safety Score 81 · grade A · 5.7 miles
- Bellmead Safety Score 34 · grade D · 5.7 miles
- Hewitt Safety Score 73 · grade B · 6.4 miles
- Gatesville Safety Score 22 · grade D · 33 miles
- Temple Safety Score 51 · grade C · 34 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Waco
Waco has an estimated 146,608 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 88.7 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 121 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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