Neighborhood overview
Houston Heights, Houston
Recent police-feed safety data for Houston Heights in Houston, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Houston police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Houston Heights reports lower per-capita rates than Houston citywide.
Violent (persons)
117 / 100k local
vs Houston 677 / 100k citywide (-83%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-69%)
Property
1,362 / 100k local
vs Houston 3,035 / 100k citywide (-55%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-30%)
~187,945 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 (344 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 6 week-over-week (12 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports down 25 week-over-week (31 this week, 56 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (18 this week, 16 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.