Crime & Safety in Georgetown
Georgetown's crime picture is genuinely favorable by most comparative measures, though sources disagree on the exact rates: the Austin American-Statesman reported Georgetown ranked as the safest midsize city in Texas and 27th nationally among cities with 65,000-250,000 residents, and CrimeGrade.org assigns the city B and B- grades for violent and property crime respectively. That said, at least one source describes an upward 20-year crime trend, worth disclosing rather than letting the favorable comparative ranking stand as the whole story.
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Learn moreFavorable Rankings, With Some Source Disagreement on Exact Rates
The Austin American-Statesman reported Georgetown ranked as the safest midsize city in Texas, placing 27th nationally among cities with populations between 65,000 and 250,000, per coverage reviewed August 2026. CrimeGrade.org separately grades Georgetown B for violent crime (rate of 2.378 per 1,000 residents) and B- for property crime (10.66 per 1,000), describing the city as safer than both the Texas and national averages on both measures, and placing it in roughly the 63rd percentile for overall safety (safer than 63% of cities compared). A separate source, CityRating.com, cites somewhat different figures -- 1.91 violent crimes and 11.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents -- broadly consistent in direction with CrimeGrade's numbers but not identical, a modest, disclosed discrepancy rather than a resolved single figure.
Victim Odds and Cost of Crime
Per CityRating.com's aggregated data, the overall chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Georgetown in a given year is cited at about 1 in 82, with an estimated cost of crime around $290 per resident and $764 per household. These are aggregator-derived estimates, not official government victimization statistics, and should be read as directional.
A Disclosed Longer-Term Trend Worth Naming
Alongside the favorable comparative rankings above, at least one source describes an upward crime trend over a 20-year window, with both violent and property crime cited as increasing, and Georgetown's 2026 crime rate described as expected to run higher than in 2019. This is a real tension worth disclosing directly rather than letting the favorable 'safest midsize city' framing stand alone -- a city can rank favorably against national and state peer benchmarks in a given year while still trending upward from its own earlier baseline, and both things can be true at once.
No Neighborhood Named -- Use Block-Level Data
This page does not name any specific Georgetown neighborhood as higher- or lower-crime -- anyone evaluating a specific address should consult a block-level crime-mapping tool directly (CrimeGrade.org's own neighborhood-level maps or the Georgetown Police Department's published data) rather than relying on citywide averages or informal reputation.
Key takeaways
- Georgetown was ranked the safest midsize city in Texas and 27th nationally among cities of 65,000-250,000 residents, per Austin American-Statesman coverage; CrimeGrade.org grades the city B (violent, 2.378/1,000) and B- (property, 10.66/1,000), both favorable to state and national averages.
- A separate source (CityRating.com) cites somewhat different figures (1.91 violent / 11.7 property per 1,000) -- broadly consistent in direction with CrimeGrade but not identical, a modest disclosed discrepancy.
- At least one source describes crime as trending upward over the past 20 years, with 2026 rates expected to run higher than 2019 -- a real tension with the favorable comparative rankings above, disclosed rather than resolved.
- This page does not name any specific neighborhood as higher- or lower-crime -- use a block-level crime-mapping tool for any specific address.
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