Houston Crime 2026
Houston · 2026 YTD (through Oct) · updated 2026-11-12
Houston police open data lists 15,088 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct). The source has no or almost no records for January, February, March, April, June, July, August, September 2026, so this total is not the city’s full year to date. The most recent months are still being updated by the source as late reports come in. The most common crime types were other (33.7%), assault (19.5%), theft (14.4%).
Crime types in 2026
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 5,081 | 33.7% | — |
| Assault | 2,937 | 19.5% | — |
| Theft | 2,178 | 14.4% | — |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,723 | 11.4% | — |
| Vandalism | 1,026 | 6.8% | — |
| Auto theft | 711 | 4.7% | — |
| Burglary | 589 | 3.9% | — |
| Fraud | 377 | 2.5% | — |
| Robbery | 291 | 1.9% | — |
| Sexual assault | 141 | 0.9% | — |
| Bike theft | 22 | 0.1% | — |
| Homicide | 12 | 0.1% | — |
Totals use complete months through October. Sources publish no month split by category, so category counts are the 2026 source-to-date mix scaled to that total.
Month by month
| Apr | 199 |
| May | 3,563 |
| Oct | 11,326 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2026
- Alief 647 incidents
- Mid West 566 incidents
- Northside/Northline 503 incidents
- Greater Uptown 473 incidents
- Sharpstown 450 incidents
- Brays Oaks 427 incidents
- Sunnyside 409 incidents
- Central Southwest 375 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Houston in 2026?
15,088 incidents for 2026 YTD (through Oct) in Houston Police Department open data.
Other years
Source: Houston Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.