AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of homicides in the City of Austin.
In total, there were 71 homicides in Austin in 2022, down from a record 88 homicides in 2021.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each incident occurred.
The chart below shows how the number of homicides reported in recent years changed over time.
Below is a map showing where homicides have occurred in 2022. 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 2022.
January
- Jan. 5: 27-year-old man killed in northwest Austin during robbery — city’s 1st homicide of 2022
- Jan. 8: Man arrested in Bell County related to January Austin homicide
- Jan. 18: 22-year-old charged with murder after man found shot dead at southeast Austin apartment
- Jan. 22: Man wanted for deadly 6th Street stabbing arrested by US Marshals
- Jan. 22: APD: Man charged with capital murder after shooting left two dead in north Austin
- Jan. 23: 19-year-old charged with 2 counts of murder from deadly parking lot shooting
- Jan. 23: APD: Son killed father via ‘blunt force trauma’ while both living out of pickup
- Jan. 27: Man charged with murder after deadly drug deal in southeast Austin
- Jan. 29: APD: Man shoots woman through pocket of hoodie, faces murder charge
February
- Feb. 14: Austin man faces murder charge after stabbing father to death, APD says
- Feb. 23: APD: Man faces capital murder charge after botched drug deal in south Austin
- Feb. 24: APD: Man killed after argument at NE Austin apartment identified
March
- March 2: LBJ student killed in shooting across street from school identified by police
- March 7: Man arrested in connection to homicide near southeast Austin creek
- March 17: 18-year-old arrested after man shot, killed last week off Porter Street
- March 21: Man, woman dead after murder-suicide in north Austin Monday
April
- April 16: Affidavit: Suspect arrested after police find body with ‘chop force injuries’ days after death
- April 17: APD: Death of man Sunday now classified as homicide
- April 22: Austin man charged with double homicide of wife, stepson
- April 28: 2 victims shot, killed 10 minutes apart in Austin last week identified
- April 29: APD identifies 2 found dead in west Austin home
- April 30: 2nd man charged with murder after 17 year old dies from Austin shooting
May
- May 11: Kaitlin Armstrong captured in Costa Rica, records show bail set at $3.5 million
- May 21: Suspect in north Austin club parking lot shooting left the country, police say
- May 23: Texas murder suspect in custody, found in Colorado
June
- June 9: Austin police identify man killed at North Lamar bus stop
- June 14: Teen charged with murder in connection to June 14 shooting
- June 18: Man arrested after shooting that killed 1, injured 2 at Austin motel
- June 20: APD: Murder suspect in custody after man hit, killed by car
- June 20: APD: 2 siblings dead in murder-suicide in northwest Austin
- June 24: Woman at center of CLEAR Alert found dead, police say
July
- July 3: Arrest made in homicide case near APD headquarters, affidavit reveals more details
- July 8: Murder suspect called 911 after deadly shooting Friday, APD says
- July 9: Man arrested, charged in deadly shooting near north Austin hotel
- July 9: APD releases victim’s name, new details in northeast Austin homicide investigation
- July 20: 5 arrested after innocent bystander fatally shot at south Austin gas station
- July 21: Waterloo Park stabbing victim identified; Police still searching for suspect
- July 22: Man charged, accused of killing grandmother at southeast Austin home
- July 26: Police: 1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at southeast Austin apartments
August
- Aug. 1: APD arrests man accused of ‘severely’ beating, killing roommate; releases victim’s name
- Aug. 5: 1 dead in shooting at southeast Austin gas station
- Aug. 6: Man arrested in 7th Street shooting that killed one, injured another
- Aug. 9: APD launches homicide investigation after man dies from being shot earlier this month
- Aug. 10: Police: 18-year-old beat man to death with baseball bat in north Austin
- Aug. 10: Arrest made in Aug. 10 homicide investigation
- Aug. 16: APD: Man charged with murder in August homicide
- Aug. 24: Court records reveal more details surrounding Auditorium Shores homicide
- Aug. 25: Victim identified in Barton Springs Pool homicide
September
- Sept. 4: Man killed in downtown Austin stabbing identified; video released of suspects
- Sept. 15: APD: Woman dies after being shot at northeast Austin apartment
- Sept. 17: Police: Argument leads to deadly stabbing in north Austin
October
- Oct. 21: APD: 19 year old dies after shooting at east Austin apartment complex
- Oct. 22: APD finds 18-year-old homicide victim shot inside crashed vehicle
- Oct. 23: Police investigating homicide after finding juvenile shot inside crashed car
- Oct. 24: Juvenile dies after October shooting in southeast Austin; suspect still wanted
- Oct. 25: APD identify man who died from October southeast Austin stabbing
- Oct. 30: Man arrested in connection with deadly downtown Austin shooting
- Oct. 31: Suspicious death in St. Johns area now a homicide case
November
- Nov. 1: Affidavit details interview with suspect facing murder charge after missing man’s body found
- Nov. 6: APD: 28 year old dies after fight near brewery, investigation underway
- Nov. 28: APD identifies man who died after confrontation, shooting in east Austin
- Nov. 29: 1 dead in shooting near East Riverside Drive, Pleasant Valley Road
December
- Dec. 6: Austin PD identifies man killed in south Austin shooting
- Dec. 7: Affidavit: 17 year old faces murder charge in deadly 6th Street shooting
- Dec. 12: Police identify victim in Dec. 12 north Austin homicide
- Dec. 19: Affidavit: Man charged with murder for December death at Lady Bird Lake
- Dec. 27: Woman arrested, accused of fatally shooting husband in south Austin
