Austin Crime Rate Report (Texas)

Austin crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Austin for 2013 is expected to be higher than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Austin in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 17.91% and the city property crime rate in Austin was higher than the national property crime rate average by 95.62%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Austin was higher than the violent crime rate in Texas by 5.69% and the city property crime rate in Austin was higher than the property crime rate in Texas by 52.12%.
Austin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Austin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Austin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,256
Arson122
Burglary8,749
Forcible Rape265
Larceny and Theft34,827
Motor Vehicle Theft2,250
Murder and Manslaughter38
Robbery1,231
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)48,791
Property Crime45,826
Violent Crime3,790
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,573
Arson49
Burglary9,329
Forcible Rape299
Larceny and Theft37,887
Motor Vehicle Theft1,971
Murder and Manslaughter30
Robbery1,433
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)52,139
Property Crime49,174
Violent Crime4,334

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Austin Property Crime Austin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Austin Crime 2010 Austin Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Austin Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Austin Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Austin, Texas crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Austin crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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