The two crime numbers pull in different directions. Property crime sits 38% above the national rate while violent crime sits 20% above it, so the measured risk in Fort Worth weighs toward theft more than toward harm to a person. The 6.4% violent-crime drop in 2024 marks a direction of travel, not an arrival: the city still ranks in the 11th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades. Schools break the same way. A 4.7/10 average across 257 rated schools conceals high schools at 6.0 and middle schools at 4.2, and Westpark El at 9.8 shows the range inside the same city. Texas's 44 flood declarations and 27 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations are state history, not a verdict on a parcel. Every figure here is a city-wide average; the block decides what a buyer actually gets.
Crime in Fort Worth vs. the national average
Fort Worth reports 459 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 20% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,700 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (38% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 6.4% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Fort Worth | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 459 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2700 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth'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 Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
Public schools in Fort Worth average 4.7/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 257 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.0/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.2/10. The highest-scoring is Westpark 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 Fort Worth: 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 Fort Worth 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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Common questions about safety in Fort Worth
Is Fort Worth, TX safe?
Fort Worth records 459 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 20% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Fort Worth?
Fort Worth reports approximately 459 violent crimes and 2700 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Fort Worth have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Fort Worth, 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.
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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).