Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in District 2, Austin

The violent crime rate in District 2 is 1,508 per 100,000 residents per year, 14% above Austin as a whole (1,319). It ranks 5 of 10 council districts, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

1,508 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,489 reported in the last 12 months

+14% vs. Austin (1,319)

Property crime

2,884 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,848 reported in the last 12 months

−13% vs. Austin (3,323)

All reported

5,479 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,411 reported in the last 12 months

no change vs. Austin (5,496)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 98,755 for District 2. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where District 2 sits in Austin

rank 5 of 10

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area to open it.

District 2 is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 5 of 10. Nearby in the ranking: District 9 (1,950), District 1 (1,775), District 7 (1,067), District 5 (923).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crimes in District 2 by month
Month	Violent crimes in District 2
Oct 2025	147
Nov 2025	105
Dec 2025	115
Jan 2026	102
Feb 2026	102
Mar 2026	141
Apr 2026	118
May 2026	133
Jun 2026	122
Jul 2026	137
Aug 2026	132
Sep 2026	135

When crime happens in District 2

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in District 2 happened between 4 pm and 1 am. Friday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm

Property crime busiest hour 6 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 2 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	10	15	25
7 am	11	20	31
8 am	13	20	33
9 am	10	23	33
10 am	12	38	50
11 am	16	30	46
12 pm	13	26	39
1 pm	14	40	54
2 pm	19	37	56
3 pm	14	59	73
4 pm	15	63	78
5 pm	17	51	68
6 pm	29	55	84
7 pm	22	48	70
8 pm	31	62	93
9 pm	32	60	92
10 pm	29	89	118
11 pm	44	72	116
12 am	31	49	80
1 am	23	43	66
2 am	20	33	53
3 am	18	27	45
4 am	21	25	46
5 am	7	24	31
Total with a known time	471	1,009	1,480

Property crime in District 2 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	18	44	62
7 am	18	51	69
8 am	33	53	86
9 am	29	62	91
10 am	33	80	113
11 am	22	83	105
12 pm	34	87	121
1 pm	32	74	106
2 pm	43	93	136
3 pm	26	89	115
4 pm	39	94	133
5 pm	36	80	116
6 pm	47	110	157
7 pm	27	88	115
8 pm	37	95	132
9 pm	40	73	113
10 pm	51	89	140
11 pm	36	71	107
12 am	36	76	112
1 am	30	60	90
2 am	19	60	79
3 am	26	59	85
4 am	29	43	72
5 am	16	43	59
Total with a known time	757	1,757	2,514

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Austin
Assault and batteryViolent	1,405	1,423	+15%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	76	77	−1%
HomicideViolent	8	8.1	+69%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	1,006	1,019	−26%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	745	754	−6%
Property damage and arsonProperty	427	432	−2%
Vehicle theftProperty	379	384	+13%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	291	295	−19%
Drug offensesOther	787	797	+9%
Weapons offensesOther	287	291	+138%

Source and dates

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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: 98,755 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Austin, TX
All council districts: Austin council districts by reported crime rate