Spotlight: Austin Texas, in Travis County
Having compiled 2019 data from the FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety, this report is intended to give an overview of crime as well as a comparison to TX DPS License to Carry issued in the affected zip codes. data is the most recent data released by the FBI - they generally release crime reports after 2 years.
Covered Zip codes:
73301, 73344, 78701-78705, 78708-78739, 78741-78742, 78744-78769, 78772-78774, 78778-78779, 78783, 78799
LTC issued for these zip codes will be covered in more detail below the crime statistics.
Crime in Austin Texas (FBI 2019)
Percentage | Crime Category | Per Capita | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
0.2% | Violent crime (3) | 401 | 128 of 533 |
1.9% | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter (32) | 3 | 113 of 533 |
31.1% | Rape (534) | 54 | 177 of 533 |
56.6% | Robbery (971) | 98 | 48 of 533 |
0.1% | Aggravated assault (2) | 245 | 382 of 533 |
2.1% | Property crime (36) | 3 | 490 of 533 |
0.2% | Burglary (4) | 441 | 376 of 533 |
1.7% | Larceny-theft (29) | 2 | 490 of 533 |
0.2% | Motor vehicle theft (3) | 307 | 69 of 533 |
6.0% | Arson (103) | 10 | 125 of 533 |
Your biggest issue living in or visiting Austin is robbery
Based on the FBI statistics, the most common crime in Austin is robbery per-capita. Austin ranks 48th in the state for robbery.
License to Carry in Austin Texas issued in
Data obtained from demographics reports issued by Texas Department of Public Safety.