Houston Farms, Houston, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Houston Farms is a neighborhood of 5,510 residents in Houston, about 14 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Houston Farms?

Violent crime is high in Houston Farms: a B+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Assaults make up 89% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Houston as a whole grades C- for violent crime.

B+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 738 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Houston Farms as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Houston Farms scores 738.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

B+
Overall crimeSafety score 751 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
A-
Property crimeSafety score 771 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Violent crime map of Houston Farms

Map of Houston Farms shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Houston Farms, Houston, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Houston Farms in Houston, 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


Violent crime rates and types in Houston Farms

CrimeGrade™ estimates Houston Farms has about 13 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% less than the US as a whole and 54% less than Houston as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Houston Farms, about 89% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA-under 10.080.05
RapeB-40.670.38
RobberyB+30.630.62
AssaultB+6111.212.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.


Violent crime in Houston Farms and nearby neighborhoods

Houston Farms has less violent crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Lake Houston and Far Northeast-Houston have less.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Houston FarmsB+738B+5,510
Old River Terrace 3 milesC449C6,390
Hunterwood 4 milesC447C+3,610
Riviera East 4 milesF73F6,440
Lake Houston 10 milesA859A-3,070
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Northshore 6 milesF57F22,400
East Houston 7 milesF0F11,600
Downtown Jacinto City 7 milesC-365C6,510
Far Northeast-Houston 9 milesA-834B+17,900
East Little York-Homestead 10 milesF0F13,300
Trinity-Houston Gardens 10 milesF0F12,500

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

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Houston Farms is safer than 59% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Houston FarmsB+738B+5,510
Savannah, Sunrise, FLA+935A5,490
Oakhurst, Decatur, GAA889A-5,500
Harding, Roseville, CAA882A5,510
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, COB+750B-5,500
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Emerald Hills, San Diego, CAB-544B-5,500
North Country Meadows, Oildale, CAC-336C-5,520
Palo Verde, Tucson, AZD+265D+5,510
Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TXF0D5,510
Hagginwood, Sacramento, CAF0D5,510
Northeast, Kansas City, KSF0F5,520

Walkability, transit and jobs in Houston Farms

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Houston Farms apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (5 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less assault, yet assault runs higher here than that would suggest.

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 assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Houston Farms: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.54 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 73% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.15% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 69% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 violent crime costs Houston Farms

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Houston Farms about $9.9 million a year, or $1,807 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $1.9 million, or $348 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

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.

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