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The Austin crime rate is higher than the Texas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #614

Austin, TX	2,455.47
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Austin, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Austin, TX	Count	32	571	873	2,105	5,733	29,423	2,288	95
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.5	63.2	96.6	232.9	634.2	3,255.0	253.1	10.5	2,005
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Austin, TX	Count	26	217	763	2,117	6,550	32,948	2,169	105
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.0	25.3	88.8	246.4	762.4	3,834.8	252.5	12.2	2,018
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Austin, TX	Count	31	209	978	2,187	7,244	33,913	2,315	121
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.7	25.1	117.4	262.6	869.7	4,071.7	277.9	14.5	2,212
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Austin, TX	Count	28	211	1,106	2,126	7,042	33,069	2,139	127
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.5	26.1	137.0	263.4	872.6	4,097.7	265.0	15.7	2,246
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Austin, TX	Count	38	265	1,231	2,256	8,749	34,827	2,250	122
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	4.8	33.3	154.6	283.3	1,098.7	4,373.5	282.6	15.3	2,538
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Austin, TX	Count	22	265	1,415	2,322	8,753	37,054	2,219	96
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	2.9	34.5	184.0	302.0	1,138.3	4,818.7	288.6	12.5	2,712
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Austin, TX	Count	23	273	1,333	2,306	8,586	33,582	2,633	87
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.1	36.2	176.9	306.0	1,139.4	4,456.6	349.4	11.5	2,657
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Austin, TX	Count	30	328	1,457	2,056	8,031	34,461	2,961	116
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	4.2	45.8	203.3	286.8	1,120.4	4,807.5	413.1	16.2	2,853
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Austin, TX	Count	20	319	1,358	1,961	7,467	31,562	2,544	88
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	2.8	44.9	191.3	276.3	1,052.0	4,446.5	358.4	12.4	2,648
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Austin, TX	Count	26	312	1,182	1,873	7,285	31,835	2,548	115
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	3.8	45.0	170.6	270.3	1,051.2	4,593.7	367.7	16.6	2,666
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Austin, TX	10.50
Texas	7.89
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Austin, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Austin, TX	Count	4	0	1	2	1	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	4
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Austin, TX	Count	4	0	0	1	3	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	4
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Austin, TX	Count	5	2	1	1	1	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Austin, TX	Count	5	0	1	3	1	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	6
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Austin, TX	Count	11	3	1	4	3	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	14
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Austin, TX	Count	19	6	1	7	5	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.7	0.0	25
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Austin, TX	Count	6	3	0	1	2	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	8
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Austin, TX	Count	13	8	1	2	2	0
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	18
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Austin, TX	2.21
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Austin, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Austin, TX	Count	2,306	1,709	597
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	255.1	189.1	66.0	2.22
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Austin, TX	Count	2,233	1,675	558
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	259.9	195.0	64.9	2.27
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Austin, TX	Count	2,252	1,628	624
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	270.4	195.5	74.9	2.33
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Austin, TX	Count	2,211	1,644	567
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	274.0	203.7	70.3	2.39
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Austin, TX	Count	2,141	1,605	536
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	268.9	201.6	67.3	2.35
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Austin, TX	Count	2,146	1,564	582
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	279.1	203.4	75.7	2.41
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Austin, TX	Count	2,034	1,466	568
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	269.9	194.5	75.4	2.32
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Austin, TX	Count	1,995	1,418	577
	Austin, TX	Per 100,000	278.3	197.8	80.5	2.38
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Austin, TX	Count	1,946	1,373	573
2005	Austin, TX	Count	1,835	1,361	474