Rice, Houston, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Rice in green. The most dangerous areas in Rice are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Rice, Houston, TX Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Rice is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of neighborhoods are safer and 10% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rice's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Rice is 0.1946 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rice generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rice may be as high as 1 in 4,402 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,730 in the northeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Rice, Houston, TX: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Rice has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Rice, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Rice residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Rice has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Rice has 22, have the same problem. Of Rice’s 19,423 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Rice Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Rice residents in a standard year.

Individual Rice Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Rice is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Rice.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Medical, Houston, TX	D	C	D-	D-
West University, Houston, TX	C+	B+	C-	D-
Montrose, Houston, TX	F	C+	F	D-
River Oaks, Houston, TX	D-	A-	F	D-
Midtown, Houston, TX	F	D	F	D
Fourth Ward, Houston, TX	D	C+	D-	D
South Main, Houston, TX	F	D+	F	D
Washington Avenue-Memorial Park, Houston, TX	C-	A-	D	D
Rice Military, Houston, TX	D	B+	F	D
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX	D+	D+	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Rice is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Chimney Lakes, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Cascade Heights, Atlanta, GA	D+	D	D	D-
Central District, Seattle, WA	F	D	D	D-
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX	A-	A-	A-	D+
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	B-	B+
Chatham, Chicago, IL	D	D	D	F
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO	D	C+	C+	B+
Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Bellerose, Queens, NY	A	B	B	B
Bassickville Historic District, Bridgeport, CT	B-	B+	B+	C-

Considering only the murder rate, Rice is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rice, Houston, TX average SchoolGrade of A-, with 59% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Rice schools on SchoolGrade

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