Neighborhood overview
East Downtown, Houston
Recent police-feed safety data for East Downtown in Houston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Houston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
East Downtown reports close to Houston's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
239 / 100k local
vs Houston 691 / 100k citywide (-65%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-37%)
Property
4,305 / 100k local
vs Houston 3,252 / 100k citywide (+32%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+123%)
~18,686 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 114 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (91 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (14 this week, 21 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (4 this week, 7 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.