Katy is a city of 389,500 in Harris County, about 25 miles west of downtown Houston · Updated November 2026
Is Katy, TX safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Katy is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Katy sits near the middle: 43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Katy run from A+ to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 800 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Katy as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Katy scores 800.
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.
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 Katy, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Katy, 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 Katy
One part of Katy stands out for robbery. Robberies in Estates Of Highland Creek, in northeast Katy, run at about triple the rate in the rest of the city.
Vandalism is the exception. Katy grades B+ for property crime, but vandalism grades B-, worse than in the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Katy
Nearly every part of Katy where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Katy run from A+ to C; 45% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 99%C 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Cypress Bend, southwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Katy.A867
2Falcon Landing, southAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Katy.A865
3West Memorial & Cinco Ranch Meadow Place, centralCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Katy.A-786
4Nottingham, Memorial Parkway & Primewest, eastCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Katy.B+750
5Estates Of Highland Creek, northeastCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Katy.B676
Neighborhood areas of Katy, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Katy
CrimeGrade™ estimates Katy has about 27 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% less than the US as a whole and 37% 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.
Theft makes up about 31% of crime reported in Katy. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Katy compares with nearby cities
Katy has more crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities. Fulshear and Weston Lakes have the least crime nearby.
One thing sets Katy apart: it has 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 79% 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 73% 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. 87% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 71% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 68% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 65% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Katy 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 Katy
Crime costs Katy about $1,012 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 16% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $115 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $333 million a year, or $856 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$15 million
$38
Rape
$9.4 million
$24
Robbery
$3.3 million
$9
Assault
$35 million
$90
Burglary
$5.4 million
$14
Theft
$17 million
$42
Vehicle theft
$13 million
$32
Arson
$490,000
$1
Vandalism
$17 million
$45
Total
$115 million
$295
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 Katy 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. Katy 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
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.
Schools in Katy, TX average a SchoolGrade of A-: 57% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Katy on SchoolGrade
