Highland Village Named Safest City in Texas

City of Highland Village has been recognized as the Safest City in North Texas for the past six years and last year as the Safest City in Texas. This year Highland Village is once again shown as the Safest City in Texas, based on information provided by the FBI’s 2007 Uniform Crime Report.

Information on the FBI website confirms Highland Village is once again not only the Safest City in North Texas, but the Safest City in Texas with population over 10,000.  This is the same criterion that has been used to give us the "Safest City" title for the past six years.

The City of Highland Village Police Department’s Community Oriented Public Safety (COPS) model of policing focuses the entire energy of the department on achieving the service and safety expectations of the community. It is this level of commitment, along with the partnership shared with residents and businesses, which results in this recognition as the Safest City in Texas. The Police Department established programs which proactively address safety and crime prevention; these programs have won numerous state and national awards which further verifies the Safest City recognition.

Attached is a spreadsheet showing all cities with a population over 10,000 sorted for lowest total crime.  Remember, the numbers reflected here are the "rate per 100,000 population" which is the standard for comparing crime rates across the country.