These Texas Cities Rank Among America’s Safest and Least Safe in 2026

Plano named one of America's safest cities

For the analysis, SmartAsset used data from sources like FBI and FEMA to rank cities based on traffic fatalities, natural disasters, property crime and more.

These Texas cities rank among America’s safest and least safe in 2026

Twelve Texas cities were included in the rankings, making it the only state to have both the safest and least safe cities on the list.

Plano Is the Second Safest Large City In The Nation

The city stood out for some of the lowest crime rates among major U.S. cities

New report ranks Houston as America's No. 2 least safe city

A new study contains bad news for Houston. A report from personal finance website SmartAsset ranks the Bayou City as the second-least safe city in the U.S. among cities with at least 250,000 residents.Only Memphis ranked worse than Houston.The 2026 study looked at 83 U.S. cities' violent crimes, property crimes, traffic deaths, and disaster risk.Houston fared poorly in all four: 11.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 42.9 property crimes per 1…