CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in District 3, Austin

The violent crime rate in District 3 is 2,557 per 100,000 residents per year, 94% above Austin as a whole (1,319). It ranks 1 of 10 council districts, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

2,557 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,349 reported in the last 12 months

+94% vs. Austin (1,319)

Property crime

5,685 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,222 reported in the last 12 months

+71% vs. Austin (3,323)

All reported

10,702 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,830 reported in the last 12 months

+95% vs. Austin (5,496)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 91,848 for District 3. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where District 3 sits in Austin

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

District 3 is among the highest in the city: rank 1 of 10. Nearby in the ranking: District 4 (1,996), District 9 (1,950).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
Violent crimes in District 3 by month
MonthViolent crimes in District 3
Oct 2025210
Nov 2025190
Dec 2025191
Jan 2026180
Feb 2026184
Mar 2026189
Apr 2026206
May 2026205
Jun 2026206
Jul 2026203
Aug 2026189
Sep 2026196

When crime happens in District 3

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in District 3 happened between 3 pm and 1 am. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 8 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; 7% 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 3 by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am163551
7 am144559
8 am203858
9 am143145
10 am165066
11 am246892
12 pm236487
1 pm3670106
2 pm3174105
3 pm3286118
4 pm4094134
5 pm32103135
6 pm3293125
7 pm2777104
8 pm2481105
9 pm4393136
10 pm47111158
11 pm4995144
12 am4974123
1 am4661107
2 am4467111
3 am303666
4 am234265
5 am122537
Total with a known time7241,6132,337
Property crime in District 3 by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am3379112
7 am2987116
8 am31120151
9 am56104160
10 am58109167
11 am58125183
12 pm53136189
1 pm52124176
2 pm73134207
3 pm83152235
4 pm74160234
5 pm85188273
6 pm74201275
7 pm79172251
8 pm81201282
9 pm71176247
10 pm87171258
11 pm71150221
12 am71139210
1 am60112172
2 am60110170
3 am41110151
4 am3594129
5 am336598
Total with a known time1,4483,2194,667

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Austin
Assault and batteryViolent2,1792,372+92%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent162176+127%
HomicideViolent88.7+82%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty1,9632,137+56%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty1,2611,373+70%
Property damage and arsonProperty750817+85%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty703765+109%
Vehicle theftProperty545593+75%
Drug offensesOther2,0752,259+209%
Weapons offensesOther184200+64%

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
91,848 residents, 2020 Census
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All council districts
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