Pasadena is a city of 151,000 in Harris County, about 13 miles southeast of downtown Houston · Updated November 2026
How common is violent crime in Pasadena?
Pasadena grades B for violent crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 77% of Americans live. Assaults make up 92% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.
B
Violent crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 660 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
23% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Pasadena as a whole, and 77% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Pasadena scores 660.
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.
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 Pasadena, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Pasadena, 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 about violent crime in Pasadena
One part of Pasadena stands out for robbery. Robberies in Ward Acres, Mount Vernon & Shaver Place, in west Pasadena, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Aggravated assaults happen at homes more often than nationally. In Pasadena, 73% of reported aggravated assaults happen at homes, against 53% nationally.
Where violent crime is lowest and highest in Pasadena
Most of Pasadena grades well for violent crime: 80% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Violent crime grades across Pasadena run from A to D.
80%18%
A or B 80%C 18%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1South Houston Gardens, Clear Lake & Village Grove East, southeastRobberies run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Pasadena.A-824
2Bosque San Leon & Bayshore Park, southRobberies run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Pasadena.B674
4Downtown Pasadena, northwestClose to the rest of Pasadena on most crimes.B-587
5Hubbell, centralRobberies run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Pasadena.B-569
6Pasadina & Alta Vista Acres, southwestRobberies run at about double the rate in the rest of Pasadena.B-569
7Ward Acres, Mount Vernon & Shaver Place, westClose to the rest of Pasadena on most crimes.C+526
Neighborhood areas of Pasadena, ranked by violent crime 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.
Is violent crime going up in Pasadena?
Reported violent crime in Pasadena peaked in 2021 and has fallen 15% since, back near its 2019 level. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 5.8 to 5.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
PasadenaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Pasadena. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Pasadena
Violent, US
2016
-23%
+4%
2017
-21%
+4%
2018
-24%
+0%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
+4%
2021
+11%
+6%
2022
+7%
+5%
2023
+5%
+2%
2024
-6%
-4%
Violent crime rates and types in Pasadena
CrimeGrade™ estimates Pasadena has about 19 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% more than the US as a whole and 29% more than Texas.
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 Pasadena, about 92% of the total.
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.
Where and when violent crime happens in Pasadena
Pasadena has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 41% of them.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Robbery
Stores and businesses (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (73%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Violent crime in Pasadena and nearby cities
Pasadena has less violent crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Pasadena apart: it has 37% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more robbery, and it runs high here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.37% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 74% 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 assault. 75% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 68% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Pasadena: F (0 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 66% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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 Pasadena
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Pasadena about $238 million a year, or $1,576 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $54 million, or $360 per resident.
Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering are about 77% of that full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$12 million
$77
Rape
$6.2 million
$41
Robbery
$3.6 million
$24
Assault
$33 million
$218
Total
$54 million
$360
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
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.
