Bellmead, Texas

Bellmead is a small city in the Waco, Texas metro area, located in between Dallas and Austin. The city has registered the highest crime rates anywhere in the country. There were 2,305 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents in 2017, which is six times the national violent crime rate.

Also, there were 6,509 property crimes for every 100,000 people that lived here. This frightening number is double the national property crime rate. For this reason, the typical home in Bellmead is only worth $70,000. Far less than the national median home value of $193,500. Even more, the poverty rate here has reached 36.8 percent, on a population of 28,298 citizens.