Southeast, TX Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 138%

Violent crime 303%

Property crime 108%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Southeast_{/100k people}	Houston_{/100k people}	Texas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	127,007	5,927 (estimate)	5,392	2,810	2,489
Murder	275	n/a	11.7	4.9	5.0
Rape	1,249	n/a	53.0	51.1	42.6
Robbery	9,147	n/a	388.3	100.0	81.6
Assault	14,586	n/a	619.2	263.0	250.2
Violent crime	25,257	1,530 (estimate)	1,072	419	379
Burglary	17,038	n/a	723.3	392.8	340.5
Theft	71,614	n/a	3,040.1	1,730.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	13,098	n/a	556.0	267.2	219.9
Property crime	101,750	4,397 (estimate)	4,319	2,391	2,110

Key findings

Southeast crime rates are 138% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Southeast are 303% higher than the national average
In Southeast you have a 1 in 17 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Southeast is safer than 24% of the cities in Texas
Year over year crime in Houston has increased by 7%

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The Southeast crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Southeast as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Southeast crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Southeast

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Southeast is 1 in 66

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Southeast is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in Southeast is 1 in 17

Year Over Year Crime In Houston (per 100,000 people)

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Item	Southeast	Houston	Texas
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	6,663	46,020
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.1	3.0

Sex offenders in Texas

State	Total offenders	Texas_/100K	National_/100K
Texas	95,281	443	266

There are a total of 95,281 sex offenders in Texas. This yields a total of 443 sex offenders in Texas per 100,000 residents which is 67% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Piney Point Village, TX	3,312	80	455	535
Bunker Hill Village, TX	3,909	80	455	535
Friendswood, TX	38,272	64	648	712
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,688	109	621	730
Spring Valley Village, TX	4,098	109	621	730
West University Place, TX	15,318	38	784	822
Southside Place, TX	1,746	158	683	841
Houston, TX	2,240,582	1,072	4,319	5,392

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	943	2,983	3,926
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	909	3,097	4,006
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	699	3,315	4,014
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	708	4,324	5,033
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	362	1,883	2,244
Houston, TX	2,240,582	1,072	4,319	5,392

Source: The Southeast, Houston, TX crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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