Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Houston, TX Crime Grade
How South Houston grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Texas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
10/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Houston, TX was 514.1 per 100,000 residents (83 incidents over a population of 16,144). That puts South Houston 58% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 49% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks South Houston #3,302 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 12% of them, and #233 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 26% year over year and down 10% over the last five years.
South Houston, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 514.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,302 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #233 of 250
- Safer than
- 12% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 26%
- 5-year change
- down 10%
- Population
- 16,144
- Reporting agency
- South Houston Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Houston Police Department (FBI ORI TX1011900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Houston (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Houston vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 571.8(100) | 634.1(99) | 559.9(88) | 694.4(109) | 514.1(83) |
| Murder | 22.9(4) | 19.2(3) | 6.4(1) | 6.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 57.2(10) | 64.0(10) | 63.6(10) | 89.2(14) | 92.9(15) |
| Robbery | 165.8(29) | 205.0(32) | 152.7(24) | 159.3(25) | 74.3(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 325.9(57) | 345.9(54) | 337.2(53) | 439.6(69) | 346.9(56) |
| Property crime | 2018.3(353) | 3202.5(500) | 2659.4(418) | 2191.6(344) | 2019.3(326) |
| Burglary | 303.0(53) | 512.4(80) | 318.1(50) | 274.0(43) | 241.6(39) |
| Larceny | 1183.5(207) | 1902.3(297) | 1577.8(248) | 1280.6(201) | 1313.2(212) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 526.0(92) | 787.8(123) | 757.1(119) | 624.4(98) | 464.6(75) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Houston, TX Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the South Houston Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for South Houston calculated?
- South Houston's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Texas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the South Houston Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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