Data through September 2026, Austin Police Department

Crime in District 7, Austin

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.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

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.

Where District 7 sits in Austin

rank 6 of 10
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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).

Violent crime, month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
Violent crimes in District 7 by month
MonthViolent crimes in District 7
Oct 202587
Nov 202576
Dec 202591
Jan 202672
Feb 202694
Mar 202681
Apr 202696
May 202683
Jun 202667
Jul 202688
Aug 202695
Sep 202687

When crime happens in District 7

12 months to Sep 2026

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

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Property crime busiest hour 5 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; 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 7 by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am10919
7 am51722
8 am32124
9 am71926
10 am62531
11 am51924
12 pm122941
1 pm183452
2 pm163147
3 pm144357
4 pm42731
5 pm154863
6 pm183957
7 pm132639
8 pm145064
9 pm234164
10 pm215071
11 pm184664
12 am244367
1 am152641
2 am171936
3 am121628
4 am131023
5 am81018
Total with a known time3116981,009
Property crime in District 7 by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am214465
7 am166177
8 am227294
9 am2680106
10 am41105146
11 am42115157
12 pm47110157
1 pm50114164
2 pm59115174
3 pm49126175
4 pm56125181
5 pm79173252
6 pm79161240
7 pm64124188
8 pm56126182
9 pm39113152
10 pm4397140
11 pm4589134
12 am37100137
1 am2775102
2 am247498
3 am235881
4 am265379
5 am204161
Total with a known time9912,3513,342

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Austin
Assault and batteryViolent9641,011−18%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent5255−30%
HomicideViolent11.0−78%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty1,6211,700+24%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty907951+18%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty478501+37%
Property damage and arsonProperty417437−1%
Vehicle theftProperty332348+3%
Drug offensesOther280294−60%
Weapons offensesOther6265−47%

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
95,351 residents, 2020 Census
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