CurrentCrimeMap

Data through March 2026, Houston Police Department

Crime in Houston, TX

The violent crime rate in Houston is 837 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to March 2026, 91% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −22% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Houston skyline in daylight.
Photo: Hequals2henry, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Mar 2026

Violent crime

837 per 100,000 residents, per year

20,194 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

−22% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,679 per 100,000 residents, per year

88,803 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

4,516 per 100,000 residents, per year

108,997 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 2,413,559, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Houston sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

837

Houston has the 31st-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 271 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Houston; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Kansas City, KS88626
Topeka, KS88227
Grand Rapids, MI86628
Fort Smith, AR85129
Tulsa, OK84130
Houston, TX83731
Cincinnati, OH83532
Indianapolis, IN82833
Nashville, TN82834
Paterson, NJ81335
Tacoma, WA81336

The places closest to Houston in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Houston crime map

official map linked
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Houston Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Houston with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

For where incidents happened, Houston Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Houston, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Pasadena, TX, 13 miles away.

Houston and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Houston, TX837
Pasadena, TX37013 mi
Austin, TX410146 mi
Waco, TX373163 mi
Killeen, TX495166 mi
Corpus Christi, TX745177 mi
San Antonio, TX525190 mi
Lafayette, LA1,104203 mi
Shreveport, LA1,045208 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Mar 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 4,408 reported183no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 234 reported9.7−31% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 35,633 reported1,476no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 30,108 reported1,247no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 11,974 reported496no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 10,900 reported452no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent4,408183——
HomicideViolent2349.7—−31%
TheftProperty35,6331,476——
Theft from vehiclesProperty30,1081,247——
Vehicle theftProperty11,974496——
BurglaryProperty10,900452——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Houston Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (22nd highest rate of 155), robbery (9th highest rate of 152) and burglary (19th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Apr 2025 to Mar 2026

Violent crime −22%

01,0002,0003,000AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar1,3291,971
Violent crimes per month in Houston, TX, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Apr 20251971Apr 20242412
May 20252070May 20242548
Jun 20251879Jun 20242378
Jul 20251780Jul 20242275
Aug 20251878Aug 20242269
Sep 20251674Sep 20242194
Oct 20251667Oct 20242436
Nov 20251578Nov 20242076
Dec 20251560Dec 20242008
Jan 20261476Jan 20251745
Feb 20261332Feb 20251572
Mar 20261329Mar 20251971

Homicides −31%

010203040AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar934
Homicides per month in Houston, TX, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Apr 202525Apr 202429
May 202526May 202430
Jun 202523Jun 202434
Jul 202526Jul 202431
Aug 202522Aug 202428
Sep 202516Sep 202429
Oct 202517Oct 202431
Nov 202522Nov 202430
Dec 202516Dec 202422
Jan 202616Jan 202522
Feb 202616Feb 202521
Mar 20269Mar 202534

41 in 2026 through March, 77 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jun 2023
Reported crime per month in Houston, TX
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 20261,2766,31315
May 20261,6486,92418
Mar 20261,3295,3009
Feb 20261,3326,14616
Jan 20261,4767,37916
Dec 20251,5607,69716
Nov 20251,5787,16622
Oct 20251,6677,47717
Sep 20251,6747,28616
Aug 20251,8787,76822
Jul 20251,7807,81026
Jun 20251,8798,05223
May 20252,0708,60026
Apr 20251,9718,12225
Mar 20251,9717,89434
Feb 20251,5726,76621
Jan 20251,7457,74422
Dec 20242,0088,75122
Nov 20242,0767,87830
Oct 20242,4368,27031
Sep 20242,1948,03729
Aug 20242,2698,42328
Jul 20242,2758,47831
Jun 20242,3788,44634
May 20242,5488,79430
Apr 20242,4128,43729
Mar 20242,2718,30723
Feb 20241,9317,84118
Jan 20241,9608,64024
Dec 20232,2308,47427
Nov 20232,1008,52629
Oct 20232,0898,39420
Sep 20232,0428,37335
Aug 20232,2058,83831
Jul 20232,2528,99437
Jun 20232,1269,04027

How Houston compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
58Phoenix, AZ6781,9051,688,662Jul 2026
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
133Las Vegas, NV3902,2951,712,136May 2026
135San Diego, CA3851,5511,409,432Aug 2026
176Miami-Dade County, FL (County Police)3041,5081,200,003Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Houston in population, Houston included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
86Dallas, TX5492,9921,304,379Sep 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
103Amarillo, TX4982,123204,528Jul 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026

The 10 of 24 places in Texas closest to Houston in violent crime rate. All 24 in Texas

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
31Houston, TX8373,6792,413,559Mar 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
94San Antonio, TX5253,6781,549,306Aug 2026
105Killeen, TX4951,577162,382Feb 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
146Pasadena, TX3701,635149,168Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Houston by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

* Chicago, IL reports less to the FBI than it records; its own page leads with its own figures. Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Houston side by side with Dallas, San Antonio or Austin, or with any other place.

Other cities in Texas

8 closest of 23

Texas as a whole has 323 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Houston’s rate is 159% above the state’s.

PasadenaAustinWacoKilleenCorpus ChristiSan AntonioGrand PrairieDallas

All 24 cities in Texas

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Houston safe?

By reported violent crime, Houston is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 837 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to March 2026, −22% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Houston?

Yes, from the police itself: Houston Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/924bd5fe774a44079f47d90c6292b52a). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Houston compares with nearby places such as Pasadena, TX instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Houston?

837 violent and 3,679 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 108,997 incidents reported to Houston Police Department over the 12 months to March 2026. Violent crime includes 4,408 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 10,900 burglaries, 30,108 thefts from vehicles and 35,633 other thefts.

Is crime in Houston going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −22% and property crime −9% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Houston had in 2026?

Houston Police Department reported 41 homicides from January to March 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 77 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Mar 2026 the count was 234, or 10 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Houston Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TXHPD0000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Houston

12 months to March 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat4,408183
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal10,900452
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included30,1081,247
Vehicle theft11,974496

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

TXHPD0000
Source
Houston Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset TXHPD0000)
Latest complete month
March 2026
History on this site
June 2023 to March 2026 (41 months)
Update schedule
Houston Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)