West Houston, Houston, TX Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in West Houston in green. The most dangerous areas in West Houston 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 West Houston, Houston, TX Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. West Houston is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of neighborhoods are safer and 23% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Houston's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in West Houston is 0.1278 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Houston generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Houston may be as high as 1 in 6,364 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,833 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of West Houston, Houston, TX: about 3 per year. The northeast part of West Houston has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How West Houston's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West Houston to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

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

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in West Houston, Houston, TX

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Houston about $31,655,196 in 2025, or roughly $240 per resident. This is part of West Houston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Houston, including every crime type and how West Houston compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading West Houston's crime maps on the West Houston overall crime page.

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Individual West Houston Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX	C	C+	C	D+
Energy Corridor, Houston, TX	D	C	D-	D
Westchase, Houston, TX	D	D	D-	D-
Terra del Sol, Houston, TX	D-	D-	D+	D
Sugarland, Houston, TX	C-	D+	C-	D-
Greater Memorial, Houston, TX	D+	B+	D	D+
Mission Bend South, Mission Bend, TX	B+	C	A	D+
Spring Branch, Houston, TX	C-	C	D+	D
Addicks-Park ten, Houston, TX	C	C-	C+	C
Galleria-Uptown, Houston, TX	D-	C	F	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Houston is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Evergreen, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A	A+
East Side, El Paso, TX	C	C+	C+	B+
University, Columbus, OH	C	A	A	C+
East Village, Manhattan, NY	B-	C-	C-	C+
Eastside, Fort Worth, TX	C-	C-	C-	C+
Tremont, Bronx, NY	B	C	C	A-
Torresdale, Philadelphia, PA	A+	A+	A+	C-
The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV	C+	B-	B-	B+
Elmhurst, Queens, NY	B	B+	B+	A-
The Colony, Anaheim, CA	B+	C-	C-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Houston, Houston, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Houston schools on SchoolGrade

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