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Safety in Amaya · Not graded

Who polices Amaya, and what they report

Amaya has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Zavala County. The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Amaya alone, and no Safety Grade.

Violent crimes
20
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Property crimes
55
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Nearest graded town
35 mi
Uvalde (C−)
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about safety in Amaya

Policed by the county

Amaya is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓

Counts, not rates

The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Amaya. County police ↓

The nearest graded towns

The closest Texas towns with their own police figures are Uvalde (C−, 35 mi), Eagle Pass (C, 39 mi), Dilley (B+, 40 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Amaya. Nearest ↓

Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.

Who reports for Amaya

What the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office reports

Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.

Zavala County Sheriff’s Office

Reports to the FBI for the parts of Zavala County without police of their own, which include Amaya.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

2025 offenses reported by the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office

Larceny / theft21
Burglary25
Vehicle theft9
Aggravated assault17
Robbery1
Rape2
Homicide0
Arson1

Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Texas towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
UvaldeC−35 mi3.718.6
Eagle PassC39 mi1.819.2
DilleyB+40 mi1.55.6
PearsallB−46 mi2.28.3
SabinalA47 mi0.73.1
HondoC+60 mi2.014.4

Straight-line distance from the center of Amaya. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Amaya.

Next door

Amaya and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Amaya
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TownGradeViolentProperty

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.

How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →

Questions about safety in Amaya

Is Amaya, TX safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Amaya. Amaya has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Zavala County. The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Amaya alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Texas towns with a grade are Uvalde (C−, 35 mi), Eagle Pass (C, 39 mi), Dilley (B+, 40 mi).

Who polices Amaya?

The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office. Amaya is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Zavala County without police of their own.

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.