Taken together, these numbers point one direction on crime and a messier one on schools. Both rates sit below national levels — violent 27% below, property 24% below — and the violent rate fell 17.2% in the most recent FBI reporting year, which SafeNest classifies as improving; the city carries a B. Schools average 5.4/10 across 211 rated schools, and the spread inside that average matters more than the average itself: elementary at 5.7, middle at 4.3, with Glen Cove El at 9.8/10. A buyer with a middle-schooler and a buyer with a first-grader are shopping different cities. Flood context is state-level: 44 Texas flood declarations since 1953, not a determination about any parcel. All of it is city-wide. The street you buy on is a separate question.
Crime in El Paso vs. the national average
El Paso reports 279 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 27% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,494 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (24% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 17.2% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| El Paso | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 279 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1494 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in El Paso can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Texas — the state SafeNest uses for El Paso's flood context — list 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1953 and 2026, most recently "Flooding". Texas has also seen 27 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific El Paso address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in El Paso
Public schools in El Paso average 5.4/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 211 rated schools. By level, elementary schools rate strongest at 5.7/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.3/10. The highest-scoring is Glen Cove El at 9.8/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for El Paso: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific El Paso address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Check a specific El Paso address
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Common questions about safety in El Paso
Is El Paso, TX safe?
El Paso records 279 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 27% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: B, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in El Paso?
El Paso reports approximately 279 violent crimes and 1494 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does El Paso have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For El Paso, federal records show 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Texas, most recently in 2026; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Texas.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).