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Austin Crime Rate Report (Texas)

Austin crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Austin for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Austin in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 27.66% and the city property crime rate in Austin was higher than the national property crime rate average by 99.75%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Austin was higher than the violent crime rate in Texas by 21.27% and the city property crime rate in Austin was higher than the property crime rate in Texas by 71.65%.

Property and Violent Crime
Austin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Austin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Austin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,623
Arson109
Burglary4,343
Larceny and Theft22,005
Motor Vehicle Theft4,329
Murder and Manslaughter51
Rape723
Robbery788
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)33,642
Property Crime30,677
Violent Crime4,185
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,526
Arson168
Burglary4,402
Larceny and Theft21,312
Motor Vehicle Theft6,623
Murder and Manslaughter74
Rape540
Robbery823
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)35,301
Property Crime32,336
Violent Crime4,963

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Austin Property Crime

Austin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Austin Crime 2025

Austin Crime 2026

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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Austin crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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