Two of Laredo's headline numbers point the same direction: violent crime sits 4% below the national average and property crime 25% below it, and in 2024 the violent rate fell 14.1% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving. Against that, the city carries a SafeNest grade of C and ranks in the 19th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades, so the citywide averages do not settle the question of any one block. Schools show their own split: 83 rated schools average 6.2/10, with elementary campuses at 6.7 and high schools at 5.3, which matters most to buyers planning to stay through a child's full school run. Flood context is statewide: 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Texas since 1953, and a state count says nothing about whether one parcel sits in a flood zone.
Crime in Laredo vs. the national average
Laredo reports 366 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 4% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,465 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (25% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 14.1% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Laredo | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 366 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1465 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Laredo 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 Laredo'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 Laredo 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 Laredo
Public schools in Laredo average 6.2/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 83 rated schools. By level, elementary schools rate strongest at 6.7/10 on average, while high schools average 5.3/10. The highest-scoring is Kazen El at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Laredo: 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 Laredo 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 Laredo
Is Laredo, TX safe?
Laredo records 366 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, roughly in line with 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 Laredo?
Laredo reports approximately 366 violent crimes and 1465 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Laredo have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Laredo, 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).