The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Atascocita, TX

Atascocita is an unincorporated community of 97,000 in Harris County, about 19 miles northeast of downtown Houston · Updated November 2026

Is Atascocita, TX safe?

With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Atascocita has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Atascocita run from A to B-, so check the map below.

B+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 762 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

37% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Atascocita as a whole, and 63% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Atascocita scores 762.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

A-
Violent crimeSafety score 771 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B+
Property crimeSafety score 745 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Atascocita

Map of Atascocita shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Atascocita, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Atascocita, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Atascocita

Robberies are uncommon. Atascocita has robberies at less than half the US rate: 0.23 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Atascocita

Every part of Atascocita where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Atascocita run from A to B-; 5% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Atascocita, the northeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.


Crime rates and types in Atascocita

CrimeGrade™ estimates Atascocita has about 23 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% less than the US as a whole and 46% less than Texas.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Atascocita is assault, about 35% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA-20.020.05
RapeB+260.270.38
RobberyA-220.230.62
AssaultB+7798.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA-1391.42.4
TheftB+5866.013.1
Vehicle theftA-1741.82.7
ArsonA60.060.12
VandalismB4614.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Atascocita compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Atascocita, 6 have less crime. Eastgate and Walden Woods have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AtascocitaB+762A-B+97,000
Humble 4 milesB639BB-170,800
Huffman 7 milesA-812A-B+13,800
Crosby 8 milesA-796A-B+29,700
Houston 21 milesC-369C-C+3.05 million
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Magnolia Gardens 8 milesA-843A-A-3,150
Sheldon 9 milesB+757B+A-2,330
Walden Woods 9 milesA862AA2,030
Porter 10 milesA-807A-A-46,400
Barrett 11 milesB-559C+B3,420
Eastgate 12 milesA+944A+A+1,800

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Atascocita. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Atascocita has more crime than 64% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AtascocitaB+762A-B+97,000
Westerville, OHA883AA96,100
Carlsbad, CAA864AA-97,000
Kennesaw, GAA854A-A96,900
Stafford, VAA852A-A96,700
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Manteca, CAB+765A-B+97,600
Sanford, FLB+761B+A-96,900
Columbia, MDB+740A-B96,500
Kennewick, WAB687B+B-97,200
Renton, WAB-581B+D+96,100
Portsmouth, VAF0FC+97,200

Jobs, shops and walkability in Atascocita

Two things set Atascocita apart: it has 9 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, yet robbery runs higher here than that would suggest.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.9 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 72% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 80% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 73% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Atascocita on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Atascocita

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Atascocita about $944 a year per household, 22% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $84 million a year, or $865 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$4.0 million$41
Rape$1.6 million$16
Robbery$680,000$7
Assault$9.8 million$101
Burglary$1.3 million$13
Theft$3.0 million$31
Vehicle theft$2.7 million$27
Arson$130,000$1
Vandalism$3.3 million$34
Total$26 million$272

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Atascocita means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Atascocita is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Atascocita

Schools in Atascocita, TX average a SchoolGrade of C: 43% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Atascocita on SchoolGrade