Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in District 5, Austin

The violent crime rate in District 5 is 923 per 100,000 residents per year, 30% below Austin as a whole (1,319). It ranks 7 of 10 council districts, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

923 per 100,000 residents, per year

902 reported in the last 12 months

−30% vs. Austin (1,319)

Property crime

2,592 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,533 reported in the last 12 months

−22% vs. Austin (3,323)

All reported

3,807 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,721 reported in the last 12 months

−31% vs. Austin (5,496)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 97,738 for District 5. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where District 5 sits in Austin

rank 7 of 10

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District 5 is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 7 of 10. Nearby in the ranking: District 2 (1,508), District 7 (1,067), District 6 (528), District 10 (468).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

When crime happens in District 5

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in District 5 happened between noon and 10 pm. Friday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour noon

Property crime busiest hour 5 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; 9% 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 5 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	8	14	22
7 am	3	17	20
8 am	4	12	16
9 am	7	18	25
10 am	17	21	38
11 am	13	32	45
12 pm	23	34	57
1 pm	11	32	43
2 pm	15	23	38
3 pm	9	40	49
4 pm	15	30	45
5 pm	13	29	42
6 pm	16	41	57
7 pm	8	34	42
8 pm	13	38	51
9 pm	16	40	56
10 pm	15	34	49
11 pm	10	37	47
12 am	11	26	37
1 am	13	23	36
2 am	10	17	27
3 am	10	19	29
4 am	4	9	13
5 am	3	7	10
Total with a known time	267	627	894

Property crime in District 5 by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	10	28	38
7 am	7	39	46
8 am	24	64	88
9 am	27	57	84
10 am	21	57	78
11 am	36	66	102
12 pm	30	69	99
1 pm	28	69	97
2 pm	34	72	106
3 pm	46	84	130
4 pm	38	102	140
5 pm	45	123	168
6 pm	39	97	136
7 pm	27	100	127
8 pm	35	79	114
9 pm	28	75	103
10 pm	29	80	109
11 pm	30	59	89
12 am	23	55	78
1 am	24	47	71
2 am	22	50	72
3 am	22	49	71
4 am	17	38	55
5 am	11	32	43
Total with a known time	653	1,591	2,244

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Austin
Assault and batteryViolent	861	881	−29%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	37	38	−51%
HomicideViolent	4	4.1	−14%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	1,069	1,094	−20%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	621	635	−21%
Property damage and arsonProperty	360	368	−16%
Vehicle theftProperty	265	271	−20%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	218	223	−39%
Drug offensesOther	241	247	−66%
Weapons offensesOther	45	46	−62%

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: 97,738 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Austin, TX
All council districts: Austin council districts by reported crime rate

Month	Violent crimes in District 5
Oct 2025	77
Nov 2025	68
Dec 2025	62
Jan 2026	62
Feb 2026	70
Mar 2026	82
Apr 2026	54
May 2026	84
Jun 2026	102
Jul 2026	85
Aug 2026	87
Sep 2026	69