Neighborhood overview
Downtown, Houston
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown in Houston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Houston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown reports close to Houston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
776 / 100k local
vs Houston 691 / 100k citywide (+12%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+104%)
Property
3,440 / 100k local
vs Houston 3,252 / 100k citywide (+6%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+78%)
~50,885 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~49 days · newest report Dec 31, 2024 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~49-day data window with 288 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (357 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (21 this week, 18 the week before).
- · property reports down 10 week-over-week (29 this week, 39 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 3 week-over-week (27 this week, 24 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.