Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in District 1, Austin

The violent crime rate in District 1 is 1,775 per 100,000 residents per year, 35% above Austin as a whole (1,319). It ranks 4 of 10 council districts, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

1,775 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,672 reported in the last 12 months

+35% vs. Austin (1,319)

Property crime

3,118 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,937 reported in the last 12 months

−6% vs. Austin (3,323)

All reported

5,617 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,291 reported in the last 12 months

+2% vs. Austin (5,496)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 94,199 for District 1. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where District 1 sits in Austin

rank 4 of 10

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District 1 is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 4 of 10. Nearby in the ranking: District 4 (1,996), District 9 (1,950), District 2 (1,508), District 7 (1,067).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crimes in District 1 by month
Month	Violent crimes in District 1
Oct 2025	137
Nov 2025	147
Dec 2025	122
Jan 2026	129
Feb 2026	120
Mar 2026	141
Apr 2026	125
May 2026	179
Jun 2026	138
Jul 2026	145
Aug 2026	135
Sep 2026	154

When crime happens in District 1

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in District 1 happened between 4 pm and 1 am. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm

Property crime busiest hour 10 pm

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 District 1 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	10	14	24
7 am	4	19	23
8 am	16	43	59
9 am	19	42	61
10 am	15	37	52
11 am	19	49	68
12 pm	15	56	71
1 pm	18	40	58
2 pm	22	40	62
3 pm	23	43	66
4 pm	26	59	85
5 pm	29	63	92
6 pm	28	61	89
7 pm	20	48	68
8 pm	32	80	112
9 pm	37	74	111
10 pm	46	68	114
11 pm	40	55	95
12 am	33	56	89
1 am	32	53	85
2 am	21	44	65
3 am	19	30	49
4 am	14	26	40
5 am	6	18	24
Total with a known time	544	1,118	1,662

Property crime in District 1 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	18	53	71
7 am	11	50	61
8 am	24	76	100
9 am	23	71	94
10 am	30	67	97
11 am	27	72	99
12 pm	27	92	119
1 pm	23	70	93
2 pm	33	84	117
3 pm	40	70	110
4 pm	37	91	128
5 pm	53	78	131
6 pm	48	79	127
7 pm	45	86	131
8 pm	46	79	125
9 pm	41	77	118
10 pm	51	108	159
11 pm	39	66	105
12 am	32	95	127
1 am	29	63	92
2 am	30	60	90
3 am	35	64	99
4 am	42	45	87
5 am	24	60	84
Total with a known time	808	1,756	2,564

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Austin
Assault and batteryViolent	1,583	1,680	+36%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	83	88	+14%
HomicideViolent	6	6.4	+33%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	1,109	1,177	−14%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	664	705	−12%
Property damage and arsonProperty	436	463	+5%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	376	399	+9%
Vehicle theftProperty	352	374	+10%
Drug offensesOther	550	584	−20%
Weapons offensesOther	132	140	+15%

Source and dates

fdj4-gpfu

Source: Austin Police Department, via City of Austin Open Data (dataset fdj4-gpfu), aggregated by council district
Window: October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
Population: 94,199 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Austin, TX
All council districts: Austin council districts by reported crime rate