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Houston, TX has a higher rate of violent crime and property crime than the national average. According to research, the violent crime rate in Houston is 50.4, which is more than double the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Houston is 63.2, compared to 35.4 for the US average. This demonstrates that residents and visitors of Houston must take extra precautions when it comes to safety and security in order to protect themselves from any potential criminal activity.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Houston violent crime is 50.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Houston property crime is 63.2. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Houston, Texas does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Houston, Texas. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Houston, Texas. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
West University Place, TX Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200047.20013.533.71691.13841266.740.4
200148.20041.36.91775.3412.91245.4117
200240.406.713.520.21872.8586.11205.980.8
200379.306.659.413.21677.7508.61109.659.4
200485.806.66613.21590.3422.31115.252.8
200586.306.653.126.61374.1312100953.1
200632.70032.701796.4424.61332.639.2
200765.60052.513.11311.6321.3937.852.5
200870.6012.825.732.11303.1353.1905.144.9
200925.40025.401239.2286940.512.7
201025.50025.501190.9369.4764.257.3
2011530046.46.61046.5529.9463.653
201284.80071.7131362.9828.247658.7
201412.9006.46.41089.7432612.545.1
201556.90050.66.31246.4664.3537.844.3
201656.50043.912.6834.8495.9301.337.7
201763.80057.46.4873.9280.7567.725.5
201812.706.36.30704.4222.1450.531.7
201937.906.325.36.3783.9309.8429.944.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West University Place, TX37.9783.915,33532019
Houston, TX1,072.24,319.52,177,27332019
Southside Place, TX157.7683.51,77532019
Bellaire, TX109.21,773.015,99742019
Spring Valley Village, TX22.71,925.73,85362019
Hedwig Village, TX223.57,637.92,31762019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Austin, TX400.93,710.5832,9011452019
San Antonio, TX708.54,324.21,498,6421882019
Dallas, TX862.93,321.31,320,9392252019
Fort Worth, TX444.52,688.4670,6932382019
Oklahoma City, OK722.24,091.6571,8654132019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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