Houston, TX Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Houston is 5,435.1 per 100,000 people. That's 131.68% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 101.94% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 79.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Houston each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Houston is 1,256.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's 223.95% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 181.38% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 23.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Houston each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Houston is 4,178.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 113.40% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 86.14% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.