Houston METRO Crime Statistics: Major Crimes on Buses and Trains

METRO's Major Crime Trends

• 📉 Major crimes reported by Houston METRO have shown a steady decrease over the past three fiscal years.
• 📊 In fiscal year 2022, 607 major crimes were reported, dropping to 460 in fiscal year 2023.
• 📈 The latest data for fiscal year 2024 shows a further decline to 378 major crimes.

Defining 'Major Crime'

• ⚠️ METRO clarifies that 'major crime' does not exclusively refer to incidents involving physical injury.
• 📱 Categories such as robbery or even stealing a phone are classified as major crimes by the agency.

Crime Rate Context

• 👥 In fiscal year 2024, METRO recorded approximately 73 million riders.
• 📍 This translates to a rate of one major crime for every 193,000 rides, providing context to the reported numbers.