CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in Austin, TX

The violent crime rate in Austin is 410 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 6% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −11% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Austin skyline on a clear day.
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The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

410 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,940 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,891 per 100,000 residents, per year

27,811 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,301 per 100,000 residents, per year

31,751 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 961,855, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Austin sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

410

Austin has the 124th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 178 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Austin; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Newark, NJ424119
Columbus, GA419120
Fort Myers, FL415121
Bozeman, MT414122
Richmond, VA411123
Austin, TX410124
Kissimmee, FL405125
Tempe, AZ403126
Cambridge, MA402127
Twin Falls, ID400128
Sarasota, FL399129

The places closest to Austin in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Crime by council district

10 council districts, 12 months to Sep 2026
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area for details.

Lowest violent crime rates

  1. District 8351−73% vs. city
  2. District 10468−65% vs. city
  3. District 6528−60% vs. city
  4. District 5923−30% vs. city
  5. District 71,067−19% vs. city

Highest violent crime rates

  1. District 32,557+94% vs. city
  2. District 41,996+51% vs. city
  3. District 91,950+48% vs. city; far more people work here than live here
  4. District 11,775+35% vs. city
  5. District 21,508+14% vs. city
All 10 council districts, ranked by violent crime rate

RankCouncil districtViolent per 100kProperty per 100kResidentsvs. city
1District 32,5575,68591,848+94%
2District 41,9963,81895,209+51%
3District 91,9505,69599,234+48%
4District 11,7753,11894,199+35%
5District 21,5082,88498,755+14%
6District 71,0673,93895,351−19%
7District 59232,59297,738−30%
8District 65281,69995,632−60%
9District 104681,96997,419−65%
10District 83511,78196,470−73%

Austin’s 10 city council districts, as drawn in 2022. Austin Police no longer publish where each incident happened, only its district, so there is no street-level detail. Population from the 2020 Census blocks inside each district. Small areas swing more from month to month, so rates use the last 12 months.

All 10 council districts side by side, with property crime and the change from a year earlier: Austin council districts by reported crime rate.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent495.1—−21%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Austin Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −11%

0200400600OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep310323
Violent crimes per month in Austin, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025328Oct 2024430
Nov 2025319Nov 2024354
Dec 2025310Dec 2024388
Jan 2026318Jan 2025345
Feb 2026317Feb 2025294
Mar 2026345Mar 2025404
Apr 2026330Apr 2025384
May 2026359May 2025360
Jun 2026320Jun 2025392
Jul 2026327Jul 2025372
Aug 2026357Aug 2025398
Sep 2026310Sep 2025323

Homicides −21%

051015OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep22
Homicides per month in Austin, TX, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20253Oct 20246
Nov 20253Nov 202410
Dec 20254Dec 20244
Jan 20267Jan 20254
Feb 20264Feb 20252
Mar 20264Mar 20256
Apr 20264Apr 20258
May 20265May 20254
Jun 20266Jun 20254
Jul 20266Jul 20255
Aug 20261Aug 20257
Sep 20262Sep 20252

39 in 2026 through September, 42 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Austin, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20263101,8552
Aug 20263572,2541
Jul 20263272,4446
Jun 20263202,2466
May 20263592,2445
Apr 20263302,1494
Mar 20263452,3304
Feb 20263172,0094
Jan 20263182,4657
Dec 20253102,5614
Nov 20253192,5453
Oct 20253282,7093
Sep 20253232,5822
Aug 20253982,7507
Jul 20253722,6815
Jun 20253922,5264
May 20253602,5354
Apr 20253842,5698
Mar 20254042,5526
Feb 20252942,2732
Jan 20253452,7484
Dec 20243882,6584
Nov 20243542,60110
Oct 20244302,7716
Sep 20243652,2716
Aug 20243852,5702
Jul 20243972,9086
Jun 20244382,6217
May 20244082,9377
Apr 20244042,7766
Mar 20244462,8483
Feb 20243202,6364
Jan 20243572,8125
Dec 20233892,9698
Nov 20233592,7527
Oct 20234032,9996

When crime happens in Austin

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Austin happened between 5 pm and 2 am. Friday and Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 6 pm

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Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Austin Police Department; 8% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Austin by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am83161244
7 am71219290
8 am99223322
9 am98241339
10 am119294413
11 am123312435
12 pm138347485
1 pm157336493
2 pm160343503
3 pm145429574
4 pm164452616
5 pm177487664
6 pm218447665
7 pm185420605
8 pm190504694
9 pm241503744
10 pm260580840
11 pm276493769
12 am299430729
1 am274369643
2 am255332587
3 am195228423
4 am135178313
5 am75140215
Total with a known time4,1378,46812,605
Property crime in Austin by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am175418593
7 am168525693
8 am268677945
9 am289694983
10 am3357901,125
11 am3558541,209
12 pm3798971,276
1 pm3728901,262
2 pm4409331,373
3 pm4359791,414
4 pm4741,0761,550
5 pm5351,1281,663
6 pm5591,1921,751
7 pm4511,0221,473
8 pm4441,0501,494
9 pm3979311,328
10 pm4689661,434
11 pm4277501,177
12 am4327941,226
1 am4766231,099
2 am3976551,052
3 am285601886
4 am267530797
5 am177415592
Total with a known time9,00519,39028,395

How Austin compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
95Jacksonville, FL5242,1331,008,920Jul 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
236Honolulu, HI1871,521987,000Nov 2025
252Montgomery County, MD (County Police)1481,476924,573Jun 2026
270Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)1223831,092,535Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Austin in population, Austin included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026

The 10 of 24 places in Texas closest to Austin in violent crime rate. All 24 in Texas

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Austin by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Austin side by side with San Antonio, Dallas or Houston, or with any other place.

Other cities in Texas

8 closest of 23

Texas as a whole has 323 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Austin’s rate is 27% above the state’s.

KilleenSan AntonioWacoHoustonPasadenaArlingtonGrand PrairieFort Worth

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Austin safe?

By reported violent crime, Austin is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 410 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −11% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood: District 8 runs 351 per 100,000 and District 3 2,557.

What is the crime rate in Austin?

410 violent and 2,891 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 31,751 incidents reported to Austin Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Austin going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −11% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Austin had in 2026?

Austin Police Department reported 39 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 42 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 49, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Austin Police Department, via City of Austin Open Data (dataset fdj4-gpfu). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Austin

12 months to September 2026

From Austin Police Department’s own incident data for 12 months to Sep 2026, which counts more than what it reports to the FBI.

What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat74678−4%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal3,517366−14%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included7,747805−15%
Vehicle theft3,265339−26%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, which overstates them where far more people work than live: District 9 in Austin.

The official source is Austin Police Department data on City of Austin Open Data. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

fdj4-gpfu
Source
Austin Police Department, via City of Austin Open Data (dataset fdj4-gpfu)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Published daily by Austin Police on the city data hub. We refresh every morning.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)