Houston, Texas Crime Rate Rankings in 2017

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Houston TX ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 63 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,690 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other Texas cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 5252.08 3 84
Violent 1095.23 1 31
Property 4156.85 5 120
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 11.5 4 106
Rape 58.42 26 194
Robbery 417.97 1 14
Aggravated Assault 607.34 2 52
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 731.66 11 132
Larceny-Theft 2900.82 7 128
Motor Vehicle Theft 495.93 4 143
Arson 28.44 2 97