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Austin, Texas, United States: crime rates by area

No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.

See also: Austin police area

Questions about crime in Austin

Which areas of Austin have the least crime?
Lowest crime among the 225 neighbourhoods of Austin with a Safety score: Census Tract 340 (10/10), Census Tract 343 (10/10), Census Tract 205.09 (10/10). Highest crime among the 225 neighbourhoods of Austin with a Safety score: Census Tract 11.01 (1/10), Census Tract 11.03 (1/10), Census Tract 11.02 (1/10).

Neighbourhoods in Austin

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Mayors of Austin since 2010

Austin: Mayor Kirk Watson (Democrat, nonpartisan office). Governor: Greg Abbott (Republican)

  1. Kirk Watson · Democrat, nonpartisan office

    since January 2025

    Austin ▼ −6% · USA ▼ −10%

    Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year

  2. Kirk Watson · Democrat, nonpartisan office

    January 2023 – January 2025

    Austin ▼ −10% · USA ▼ −10%

    Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year

  3. Steve Adler · Democrat, nonpartisan office

    January 2019 – January 2023

    Austin ▲ +9% · USA ▼ −3%

    Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year

  4. Steve Adler · Democrat, nonpartisan office

    January 2015 – January 2019

    Austin ▼ −15% · USA ▼ −9%

    Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year

  5. Lee Leffingwell

    May 2012 – January 2015

    Austin ▼ −20% · USA ▼ −11%

    Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year

In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.

Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Austin, Texas, United States: Safety scores from 1 to 10 for 225 places, each compared with other places in the same country or state.
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Source: Crime Reports, Austin Police Department (City of Austin, Texas, data.austintexas.gov, public domain); census tracts and 2020 residents, US Census Bureau, updated 28 October 2026.