Crime in Austin, TX, United States

Crime rates in Austin, TX, United States

Level of crime
46.26 Moderate
Crime increasing in the past 5 years
70.87 High
Worries home broken and things stolen
43.08 Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed
36.26 Low
Worries car stolen
37.27 Low
Worries things from car stolen
54.69 Moderate
Worries attacked
36.26 Low
Worries being insulted
42.09 Moderate
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
29.23 Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs
51.87 Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
54.02 Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
40.52 Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery
35.84 Low

Safety in Austin, TX, United States

Safety walking alone during daylight
75.79 High
Safety walking alone during night
47.11 Moderate

Contributors: 217

Last update: 10 January 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

  
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3 Comments so far
Jeffrey on Oct 15, 2025:
@Abdel

Austin is just like in the videos, every night, and not just Austin, but many places in Texas
Abdel Nasser Abu Zitar on Jul 07, 2025:
@Jane what you did is cherry picking, you mentioned rioters which is a special case and a random fight which might happen anywhere in the world.
Jane on Oct 07, 2024:
For whoever thinks Austin is a nice, safe place :

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1dy0293/street_fights_in_austin/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/116ae53/chaos_overnight_in_austin_texas_after_rioters/