West Congress, Austin, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$857,586

Cost of Crime™ for West Congress, Austin, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $579 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Congress with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Congress against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. West Congress sits in the 26th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 26% of neighborhoods and behind 74%. The grade covers only West Congress's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in West Congress is 6.625 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 148 in the northeast areas to 1 in 160 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of West Congress, Austin, TX report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Congress, Austin, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Congress is projected at $857,586 for 2025, about $283 per resident and $579 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Congress Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Congress, Austin, TX:	$283
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX:	$817
Villages of Westcreek, San Ant:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $283 per resident each year in West Congress, which is $25 more than the national average and $22 less than Austin's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Congress:

In Downtown Houston, Houston, TX, crime costs $817 per person, which is $533 more than in West Congress.
In Villages of Westcreek, San Ant, crime costs $85 per person, which is $198 less than in West Congress

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Congress, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West Congress	Cost per West Congress Resident
Murder	$174,098	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$193,524	$64
Robbery	$95,964	$32
Assault	$394,000	$130
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$857,586	$283

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Congress, Austin, TX

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in West Congress totals $2,240,231 ($740 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,097,817 ($1,023 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Congress, Austin, TX, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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West Congress Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 West Congress residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.532
Robbery	1.008
Rape	1.054
Murder	0.0306
Total Violent Crime	6.625 (D+)

Individual West Congress Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in West Congress is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Congress.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Congress, Austin, TX	D	D	D-
South Manchaca, Austin, TX	C	C-	C+
Saint Edwards, Austin, TX	C-	D+	C
Sweetbriar, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+
Galindo, Austin, TX	B-	C	B+
South Lamar, Austin, TX	C+	C	C+
West Gate, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C-
Garrison Park, Austin, TX	C+	C	B
Franklin Park, Austin, TX	C+	D+	B
Parker Lane, Austin, TX	D+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Congress is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Village 12, Sacramento, CA	A-	B+	B+
Terrace-Shurtleff, Napa, CA	C+	C-	C-
Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA	C	A	A
South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ	D-	F	F
Scioto Woods, Columbus, OH	B+	A+	A+
Rolling Roads, Greensboro, NC	D-	C+	C+
Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA	C+	C	C
Hamlin Park, Chicago, IL	D	B	B
Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA	B+	B	B
Franklin Falls, Franklin, NH	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Congress is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

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