Crime in El Paso vs. the national average
El Paso reports 278 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 volatile.
| El Paso | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 278 | 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, run a free SafeNest search.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Texas — the state SafeNest uses for El Paso's flood context — list 43 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1953 and 2025, most recently "Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And 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 the SafeNest app checks directly by address.
Schools in El Paso
Public schools in El Paso average 5.3/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 210 rated schools. By level, elementary schools rate strongest at 5.6/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.1/10. The highest-scoring is Glen Cove El at 9.7/10.
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. Exact counts and locations for any specific El Paso address are available in the SafeNest app, drawn directly from the state's public registry.
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Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA flood maps, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-07-12. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).