Sep 26, 2024
This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story.We've created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin. As of Sept. 24, 46 homicides have been reported thus far in 2024. Last year, 73 homicides were reported, up from 71 in 2022, but down from a record-high 88 in 2021. The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred. If the charts or map do not appear, click here. The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed through the year. Below is a map showing where homicides occurred in 2024. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident. You can also click on a month in the top left to show only homicides that occurred during that month. The chart below shows the number of homicides reported each month in 2024. January Jan. 1: APD arrests man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend in 1st homicide investigation of 2024 Jan. 7: 2 killed, 1 injured in shooting at north Austin game room Jan. 8: 13-year-old arrested in deadly north Austin apartment complex shooting Jan. 12: Two suspects charged with capital murder after north Austin shooting Jan. 21: Police identify victim, affidavit reveals events leading up to fatal north Austin stabbing February Feb. 1: Police arrest man accused of deadly shooting at south Austin motel Feb. 3: Records identify suspect in east Austin car show shooting Feb. 21: APD: Woman accused of stabbing man in northwest Austin arrested Feb. 24: Man tells APD shooting in ‘self-defense’ after tires slashed Feb. 26: Police identify man killed in southeast Austin homicide March March 10: APD investigating death of 3-month-old as a homicide March 19: Murder warrant reveals more details in east Austin deadly shooting March 23: Affidavit: Man facing murder charge after weekend shooting near southeast Austin apartment April April 9: Woman charged in death of missing man found in Austin greenbelt April 13: Victim of April fentanyl death identified as Austin teen April 17: 1 dead after shooting in east Austin late Wednesday April 22: APD: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in northwest Austin shooting April 27: Man charged with murder in shooting near Rainey Street, police say April 28: Three arrested in connection with north Austin homicide May May 4: Man dead in north Austin homicide; no suspect in custody May 5: Man shot by unknown suspect in south Austin, police say May 9: Police: One person dead after shooting at north Austin apartment Thursday night May 17: Austin Police arrest suspect in Manor apartment complex shooting May 22: APD investigating homicide overnight in north Austin May 29: APD identifies man killed in south Austin apartment shooting June June 8: How police connected two suspects to deadly shooting outside Austin Waffle House June 19: APD investigating murder-suicide in north Austin June 21: Police identify woman found dead in southeast Austin abandoned home June 25: June shooting involving 13-year-old now being investigated as homicide June 26: Suspect identified in southeast Austin shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured July July 1: APD: Son accused of stabbing father in south Austin homicide July 3: APD investigating July 3 homicide as murder-suicide July 10: Affidavit: suspect in July shooting that prompted helicopter response charged with murder July 12: APD identifies victim in deadly northeast Austin stabbing July 18: Police investigating homicide in southeast Austin Thursday morning July 24: Police identify victim, suspect in southeast Austin homicide investigation July 24: Police identify 57-year-old killed in north Austin homicide in late July August Aug. 22: Two juveniles arrested in connection with east Austin homicide Aug. 26: Woman dies in downtown Austin homicide overnight, APD says Aug. 26: APD identifies man killed in east Austin apartment complex shooting September Sept. 8: APD identifies victim, suspect in southeast Austin homicide Sept. 21: APD: Man charged with capital murder in grandparents’ deaths Sept. 24: APD alleges man killed his wife, self at northwest Austin apartment complex
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