Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Austin are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Austin. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Austin neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.
Which neighborhood is the safest in Austin in 2024? That would be Downtown. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.
If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Austin neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.
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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Austin For 2024
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Population: 12,436
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 187
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,452
More on Downtown: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 6,179
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 305
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,192
More on Rosedale: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 5,510
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 373
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,066
More on Windsor Road: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 6,739
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 291
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,542
More on Crestview: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 4,338
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 339
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,704
More on North University: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 5,833
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 435
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,404
More on Hyde Park: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 9,719
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 266
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,863
More on University Of Texas: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 3,639
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 438
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,403
More on East Cesar Chavez: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 1,820
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 484
Property Crime Per 100k: 3,763
More on Triangle State: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 10,127
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 344
Property Crime Per 100k: 4,309
More on Allandale: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Austin Hoods In 2024
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Austin.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 60 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Austin.” We’re lookin’ at you, Downtown.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in Austin.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.
Summary: The Safest Places In Austin
Looking at the data, you can tell that Downtown is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Austin are Downtown, Rosedale, Windsor Road, Crestview, North University, Hyde Park, University Of Texas, East Cesar Chavez, Triangle State, and Allandale.
But as most Texas residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
The most dangerous neighborhoods in Austin are Bouldin, Riverside, Mlk, Heritage Hills, and Georgian Acres.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.
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