Is it okay to walk in Murray Park, Houston?

Crime reported to the police, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Moderate for Houston

Reported crime around the center of Murray Park is higher than in 83% of areas in Houston, taking into account how many people are usually around. 197 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Murray Park.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Houston
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Moderate	higher than in 84% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 89% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Low	higher than in 60% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Moderate	higher than in 69% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Moderate, higher than in 85% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Moderate, higher than in 80% of areas.

Most reports here are from 12pm–1pm.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 77 (39%)
Burglary: 26 (13%)
Vandalism: 26 (13%)
Aggravated assault: 20 (10%)
Theft: 13 (7%)

Falling: the last 6 months were 24% quieter than the city-wide trend.

Around Murray Park

The areas right next to it range from low to high.

Briar Forest Low
Westchase Moderate
Alief Moderate
Chinatown Low
Town & Country / CityCentre Low
Memorial City Very low
Bellaire West Moderate
Lakes of Parkway Very low

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Houston. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.