Houston, Texas Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 26,628 violent crimes in Houston TX, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 1,148.17. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 5%.

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.
Houston, TX Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Houston, TX Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 22491 986.08
2011 20892 974.61
2012 21610 992.53
2014 22008 991.38
2015 21994 966.68
2016 11473 491.49
2017 25609 1095.23
2018 24062 1026.11
2019 25257 1072.21
2020 29474 1256.27
2021 28325 1210.86
2022 25987 1141.52
2023 25156 1091.65
2024 26628 1148.17