Together these numbers describe a city with real strengths and real measured risk. Violent crime at 822 per 100k sits 116% above the national 381, and property crime at 2,629 runs 35% above the 1,954 national figure — placing Lubbock in the 4th percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades. The direction is not worsening: the 2024 violent rate fell 3.8% year over year, which SafeNest classifies as stable. Schools split the same way. The 78 rated schools average 5.8/10, elementary schools rate 6.3/10, middle schools drop to 4.5/10, and Talkington School For Young Women Leaders reaches 10.0/10 — so the school a buyer gets matters more than the city average. Every figure here is a city-wide average. It does not describe a specific street or address, and the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Lubbock differ dramatically.
Crime in Lubbock vs. the national average
Lubbock reports 822 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 116% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,629 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (35% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 3.8% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Lubbock | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 822 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2629 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Lubbock 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 Lubbock'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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock
Public schools in Lubbock average 5.8/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 78 rated schools. By level, elementary schools rate strongest at 6.3/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.5/10. The highest-scoring is Talkington School For Young Women Leaders at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Lubbock: 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock
Is Lubbock, TX safe?
Lubbock records 822 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 116% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Lubbock?
Lubbock reports approximately 822 violent crimes and 2629 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Lubbock have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Lubbock, 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).