Austin, Texas Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 4,597 violent crimes in Austin TX, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 466.88. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 6%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Texas cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Austin, TX Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Austin, TX Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 3790 475.95
2011 3471 430.10
2012 3405 408.81
2014 3581 396.16
2015 3497 372.53
2016 1838 192.08
2017 4032 414.84
2018 3720 382.19
2019 3953 400.89
2020 4671 466.97
2021 4996 491.38
2022 5215 540.28
2023 4885 499.07
2024 4597 466.88