Neighborhood overview

Fifth Ward, Houston

Recent police-feed safety data for Fifth Ward in Houston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Houston police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Fifth Ward reports lower per-capita rates than Houston citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    225 / 100k local

    vs Houston 373 / 100k citywide (-40%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-41%)

  • Property

    372 / 100k local

    vs Houston 1,754 / 100k citywide (-79%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-81%)

~128,158 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 (298 reports in the last 30 days)

  • · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (22 this week, 19 the week before).
  • · property reports up 5 week-over-week (23 this week, 18 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 11 week-over-week (22 this week, 33 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.