Property crime is the sharper problem here. At 3,242 per 100k it runs 66% above the national 1,954, while violent crime's 468 sits 23% above. For a buyer, the everyday exposure in Austin is property crime, and the gap on it is the wider of the two. The direction helps: violent crime fell 6.5% year over year in 2024, which SafeNest classifies as improving, so the C grade covers a falling trend rather than a flat one. Schools land mid-range at 5.7/10 across 258 rated schools, and that average hides a split, with high schools at 6.4/10 against middle schools at 5.3/10. Texas's 44 FEMA flood declarations are state context, not a parcel determination. Every figure here is a city-wide average, and a 10th-percentile city still contains blocks that differ dramatically from it.
Crime in Austin vs. the national average
Austin reports 468 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 23% above the U.S. average of 381, and 3,242 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (66% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 6.5% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Austin | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 468 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 3242 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Austin can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Texas — the state SafeNest uses for Austin's flood context — list 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1953 and 2026, most recently "Flooding". Texas has also seen 27 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Austin address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Austin
Public schools in Austin average 5.7/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 258 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.4/10 on average, while middle schools average 5.3/10. The highest-scoring is West Ridge Middle at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Austin: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Austin address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Austin
Is Austin, TX safe?
Austin records 468 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 23% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: C, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Austin?
Austin reports approximately 468 violent crimes and 3242 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Austin have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Austin, federal records show 44 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Texas, most recently in 2026; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Texas.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).