Fischer Historic District · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Who reports crime for Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Comal County. The Comal 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 Canyon Lake alone, and no Safety Grade. Bulverde, 13 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C+). Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 14.
What stands out about safety in Canyon Lake
Policed by the county
Canyon Lake is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Comal County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Comal County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Canyon Lake. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Texas towns with their own police figures are Bulverde (C+, 13 mi), New Braunfels (B−, 15 mi), Garden Ridge (B+, 17 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Canyon Lake. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Comal County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Comal County without police of their own, which include Canyon Lake.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Comal County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Texas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulverde | C+ | 13 mi | 1.7 | 17.4 |
| New Braunfels | B− | 15 mi | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| Garden Ridge | B+ | 17 mi | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| Blanco | C+ | 18 mi | 3.3 | 9.2 |
| San Marcos | C− | 19 mi | 4.1 | 21.5 |
| Selma | C | 20 mi | 2.1 | 22.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Canyon Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Canyon Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
19 people died in crashes on Canyon Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Canyon Lake had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 19 people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is 11.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Texas towns of 25,000–100,000 people (6.1, 88 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Canyon Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Canyon Lake
Is Canyon Lake, TX safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Canyon Lake. The nearest Texas towns with a grade are Bulverde (C+, 13 mi), New Braunfels (B−, 15 mi), Garden Ridge (B+, 17 mi).
Who polices Canyon Lake?
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office. Canyon Lake is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Comal County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Canyon Lake.
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.