Property crime is San Antonio's larger outlier: 137% above the national baseline, against 56% for violent crime. For a buyer, that shifts the everyday calculation toward property loss rather than violent encounter. Direction matters too. Violent crime fell 14.3% in the 2024 FBI reporting year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving, so the D grade and the 5th-percentile standing among 13,216 graded jurisdictions describe where the city sits now, not where it is heading. Schools show the same spread. The 4.8/10 average across 521 rated schools sits between middle schools at 4.0 and high schools at 5.6, and Young Women's Leadership Academy reaches 10.0, so the citywide number conceals both ends. Texas's 44 flood declarations and 27 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations are state-level records. None of these figures describes a single block or address.
Crime in San Antonio vs. the national average
San Antonio reports 595 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 56% above the U.S. average of 381, and 4,624 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (137% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 14.3% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| San Antonio | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 595 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 4624 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in San Antonio 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 San Antonio'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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Public schools in San Antonio average 4.8/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 521 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.6/10 on average, while middle schools average 4.0/10. The highest-scoring is Young Women's Leadership Academy 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 San Antonio: 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 San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Is San Antonio, TX safe?
San Antonio records 595 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 56% 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 San Antonio?
San Antonio reports approximately 595 violent crimes and 4624 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does San Antonio have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For San Antonio, 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).