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Texas
27
State score · Elevated risk
416
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
6073
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Texas
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Hail 1588
- Thunderstorm Wind 988
- Heat 828
- Flash Flood 539
- Drought 449
Texas parks ranked by safety
16 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Amistad National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Val Verde County
#2 77
Chamizal National Memorial National Memorial El Paso County
#3 77
Fort Davis National Historic Site National Historic Site Jeff Davis County
#4 77
Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park National Historical Park Gillespie County
#5 77
Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River Wild & Scenic River Terrell County
#6 71
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument National Monument Potter County
#7 71
Big Bend National Park National Park Brewster County
#8 71
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Bastrop County
#9 71
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Potter County
#10 62
Big Thicket National Preserve National Preserve Hardin County
#11 62
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park National Historical Park Cameron County
#12 53
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park National Historical Park Bexar County
#13 53
Waco Mammoth National Monument National Monument McLennan County
#14 27
Blackwell School National Historic Site National Historic Site Presidio County
#15 27
Guadalupe Mountains National Park National Park Culberson County
#16 27
Padre Island National Seashore National Seashore Kenedy County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.