South Houston, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Houston, TX Summary

Crime in South Houston research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in South Houston over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in South Houston:

  • There were 597 total crimes committed in South Houston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,823.7 total crimes per 100K people in South Houston.
  • The overall crime rate in South Houston is 64.52% above the national average.
  • South Houston ranks #632 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • South Houston ranks #8,838 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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South Houston Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Houston is 3,823.7 per 100,000 people. That's 64.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 42.07% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Houston
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 597 3,823.7 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 19.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 32 205.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 345.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 97 621.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 80 512.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 297 1,902.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 123 787.8 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 500 3,202.5 2,245.0 1,954.4

South Houston Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In South Houston

97
Violent Crimes
621.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
68.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in South Houston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Houston is 621.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Houston each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 68.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 39.16% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Houston

500
Property Crimes
3,202.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 500 property crimes in South Houston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Houston is 3,202.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Houston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.65% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Houston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pasadena, TX 145,954 5,005 3,429.2 2,802.3 626.9
Pearland, TX 125,894 2,269 1,802.3 1,709.4 92.9
Friendswood, TX 40,851 267 653.6 570.4 83.2
La Porte, TX 36,646 609 1,661.8 1,432.6 229.2
Deer Park, TX 33,022 549 1,662.5 1,550.5 112.0
Bellaire, TX 16,783 395 2,353.6 2,192.7 160.9
West University Place, TX 14,524 151 1,039.7 991.5 48.2
Webster, TX 11,952 1,060 8,868.8 8,391.9 476.9
Galena Park, TX 10,240 168 1,640.6 1,328.1 312.5

South Houston SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
5
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