Is Soncy The Most Dangerous Part Of Amarillo? New List Thinks So

The other day while talking with a friend he was telling me that within the first few days of moving here his car was broke into. This didn't surprise me much because Amarillo was ranked 6th by the FBI as worst cities in Texas.

But then I realized that that FBI list was from 2016 which makes it six years old. So I started to do some research. I wanted to see if there was a more recent list that out to see where Amarillo ranked.

The New List

So I found a new list that goes off the 2020 crime statistics. It had Amarillo ranked as the 9th worst city in Texas. This is cool because that means we dropped down from 6 to 9. However, it mentioned that Amarillo may be climb right back up the list in the future.

Why? Because in 2017 and 2018, there was a 6.8% elevation in crime. Most of our crime was property theft which was 42 out of 1,000 people; followed by violent crime which was 8 out of 1,000.

However, there was something I saw that made me question this list.

Is Soncy really that dangerous?

According to the list the most dangerous area in Amarillo is Soncy.

Now, I don't know where they got their information. But in my opinion the only thing that is dangerous about Soncy is the traffic. When I'm going down Soncy and see police offers it's either because someone is getting a ticket or there was a wreck.

What makes this list more weird is because North Soncy is rated as one of the safest neighborhoods in Amarillo. So how can Soncy be the most dangerous and safest at the same time?

A possible answer to why Soncy is so "dangerous"

The only thing I can think of as to why Soncy would take the honor of "most dangerous" is the amount of crime reports made in the area. It could be that the crime in question isn't assault or other violent types of crime; rather, it could be as simple as a high amount of car break-ins or shoplifting reports made by the stores.

There's an awful lot of stores concentrated on Soncy, so this is honestly the only possible answer I can come up with. Everyone comes out here to do their shopping, so it makes sense that there would be more opportunities for theft, along with a high rate of reports made on those thefts.

What is the most dangerous part of Amarillo?

In my opinion this could be one of three areas.

• North Heights
• San Jacinto
• Boulevard

And I'm not saying these areas or super dangerous but you do need to watch your back especially after dark. But let me know what you think down.