Data through Mar 2026 (Houston) and Aug 2026 (San Antonio), FBI
Houston vs San Antonio crime rates
Houston’s violent crime rate was 1.6 times San Antonio’s over each one’s latest 12 months (to Mar 2026 for Houston and Aug 2026 for San Antonio): 837 against 525 per 100,000 residents a year. Houston and San Antonio had about the same property crime rate over the same period: 3,679 and 3,678 per 100,000 residents a year. Houston recorded 234 homicides (9.7 per 100,000 residents) and San Antonio 94 (6.1). Over the same period violent crime was down 22% in Houston and down 4% in San Antonio, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Houston, TXcity, Texas | San Antonio, TXcity, Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 837 | 525 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 3,679 | 3,678 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 2349.7 per 100k | 946.1 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −22% | −4% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −9% | −10% |
| Residents | 2,413,559 | 1,549,306 |
| Period | 12 months to Mar 2026 | 12 months to Aug 2026 |
| Source | Houston Police Departmentas reported to the FBI | San Antonio Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Houston | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | 4,408183 per 100k | 1,31584.9 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | 10,900452 per 100k | 6,899445 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | 30,1081,247 per 100k | 16,3781,057 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | 35,6331,476 per 100k | 24,9471,610 per 100k |
Counts over each period.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- The two periods are not the same months: Houston’s figures run to Mar 2026 and San Antonio’s to Aug 2026, the latest each agency has reported in full.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
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Source and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Houston, TX
- Houston Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Mar 2026; 2,413,559 residents.
- San Antonio, TX
- San Antonio Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 1,549,306 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology