Austin's Homicide Rate Soars — But Mayor Adler Insists It's Not a 'Dangerous City'

Austin may want to jettison its “Keep Austin Weird” motto for a more timely one: Keep Austin from bleeding to death.

Local TV station Fox 7 reports that it has analyzed crime data and come to a startling conclusion: Austin is now a dangerous place. Homicide is way up.

Our analysis shows a 13 percent decline in the homicide rate per 100,000 since 2000 and a 10 percent decrease in the homicide rate since 2010, but a 75 percent increase in the homicide rate since 2015. For 2019 to 2020, FOX 7 Austin used population projection data from the City of Austin and found a 32 percent increase in rate. It is important to note there are still two months left in the year.

“I really contribute a lot of it to the new wave of not wanting to prosecute,” said Casaday.