Crime Score for ZIP 78656, San Marcos, TX
San Marcos · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 52.74% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#5,848
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Texas rank
#456
of 945 in state
Score index
55.3
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 78656 covers part of San Marcos in Texas. In September 2026 it scored in the 47.3th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #5,848, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Texas it ranks #456 of 945. That is 4.1 points below the Texas median of 51.4. It fell 4.15 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 51.41 to 47.26.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 47.26 | #5,848 | #456 |
| August 2026 | 51.41 | #5,707 | #426 |
Nearby ZIP codes
1 of 6 score lower than 78656. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
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Questions about 78656
- Is ZIP code 78656 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 78656 scores in the 47.3th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Below Average rating: below the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 78656 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 78656 compare with the rest of Texas?
- It ranks #456 of 945 scored ZIP codes in Texas, against a state median of the 51.4th percentile. Nationally it ranks #5,848 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.