Neighborhood overview
Briar Forest, Houston
Recent police-feed safety data for Briar Forest in Houston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Houston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Briar Forest reports below Houston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
602 / 100k local
vs Houston 677 / 100k citywide (-11%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+59%)
Property
1,389 / 100k local
vs Houston 3,035 / 100k citywide (-54%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-28%)
~8,664 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~91 days · newest report Dec 31, 2024 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (28 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (3 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports up 4 week-over-week (6 this week, 2 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (1 this week, 4 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.