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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in Austin.
As of March 16, nine homicides have been reported thus far in 2025.
Last year, 71 homicides were reported, down from 75 in 2023 but the same as the 71 reported in 2022. A record 88 homicides were reported in 2021.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each homicide occurred.
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 2025. 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 2025.
January
- Jan. 4: Man facing murder charge related to body found stabbed, burned in Austin wooded area
- Jan. 9: APD: Man arrested in connection with 2nd homicide of the year
- Jan. 18: Man arrested after deadly shooting at downtown Austin gas station
- Jan. 24: US Marshals task force arrests two people involved in deadly shooting of 19-year-old
February
- Feb. 3: APD: 43-year-old man arrested in connection with homicide after crash near Barton Springs
- Feb. 12: Man kills woman before lighting southwest Austin apartment on fire, APD says
March
- March 8: Man killed in road rage shooting near UT campus, police say
- March 9: Infowars employee victim in Sunday night homicide, law enforcement confirms
- March 16: Austin Police investigating homicide after Sunday morning I-35 crash
