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)
Limited data — grade is provisional. The city's latest published reports are about 22 months old, so this grade reflects that period rather than right now.
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.