Violent crime
1,067 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,017 reported in the last 12 months
−19% vs. Austin (1,319)
Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department
The violent crime rate in District 7 is 1,067 per 100,000 residents per year, 19% below Austin as a whole (1,319). It ranks 6 of 10 council districts, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
1,067 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,017 reported in the last 12 months
−19% vs. Austin (1,319)
Property crime
3,938 per 100,000 residents, per year
3,755 reported in the last 12 months
+19% vs. Austin (3,323)
All reported
5,363 per 100,000 residents, per year
5,114 reported in the last 12 months
−2% vs. Austin (5,496)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 95,351 for District 7. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area to open it.
District 7 is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 6 of 10. Nearby in the ranking: District 1 (1,775), District 2 (1,508), District 5 (923), District 6 (528).
| Month | Violent crimes in District 7 |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 87 |
| Nov 2025 | 76 |
| Dec 2025 | 91 |
| Jan 2026 | 72 |
| Feb 2026 | 94 |
| Mar 2026 | 81 |
| Apr 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 83 |
| Jun 2026 | 67 |
| Jul 2026 | 88 |
| Aug 2026 | 95 |
| Sep 2026 | 87 |
In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in District 7 happened between 5 pm and 2 am. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm
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.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 am | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 8 am | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 9 am | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 10 am | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 11 am | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 12 pm | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| 1 pm | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 2 pm | 16 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 pm | 14 | 43 | 57 |
| 4 pm | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| 5 pm | 15 | 48 | 63 |
| 6 pm | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| 7 pm | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| 8 pm | 14 | 50 | 64 |
| 9 pm | 23 | 41 | 64 |
| 10 pm | 21 | 50 | 71 |
| 11 pm | 18 | 46 | 64 |
| 12 am | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| 1 am | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| 2 am | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 am | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 4 am | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 am | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Total with a known time | 311 | 698 | 1,009 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 21 | 44 | 65 |
| 7 am | 16 | 61 | 77 |
| 8 am | 22 | 72 | 94 |
| 9 am | 26 | 80 | 106 |
| 10 am | 41 | 105 | 146 |
| 11 am | 42 | 115 | 157 |
| 12 pm | 47 | 110 | 157 |
| 1 pm | 50 | 114 | 164 |
| 2 pm | 59 | 115 | 174 |
| 3 pm | 49 | 126 | 175 |
| 4 pm | 56 | 125 | 181 |
| 5 pm | 79 | 173 | 252 |
| 6 pm | 79 | 161 | 240 |
| 7 pm | 64 | 124 | 188 |
| 8 pm | 56 | 126 | 182 |
| 9 pm | 39 | 113 | 152 |
| 10 pm | 43 | 97 | 140 |
| 11 pm | 45 | 89 | 134 |
| 12 am | 37 | 100 | 137 |
| 1 am | 27 | 75 | 102 |
| 2 am | 24 | 74 | 98 |
| 3 am | 23 | 58 | 81 |
| 4 am | 26 | 53 | 79 |
| 5 am | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| Total with a known time | 991 | 2,351 | 3,342 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Austin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 964 | 1,011 | −18% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 52 | 55 | −30% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 1.0 | −78% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 1,621 | 1,700 | +24% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 907 | 951 | +18% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 478 | 501 | +37% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 417 | 437 | −1% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 332 | 348 | +3% |
| Drug offensesOther | 280 | 294 | −60% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 62 | 65 | −47% |