Fact check: Is Sugar Land really one of Houston's most dangerous suburbs? Here's what the data says.

A report claiming Sugar Land is one of Houston's most "dangerous neighborhoods" has been met with skepticism both online and from the Fort Bend County city's officials. PropertyClub, a real estate marketplace based in New York, claimed Sugar Land is Houston's ninth most dangerous neighborhood — an assessment riddled with errors. The site said it used crime statistics data from 2021 and 2022 to make its judgment. "Sugarland (sic) is another one of the most dangerous areas in Houston," according to the October article, in which the city name was misspelled as one word. "It's a great place for a day trip. However, it's not a great place to raise your kids."

Not only did city officials vehemently disagree with the notion but it turns out, PropertyClub itself had also previously posted an article contradicting the whole premise. While Sugar Land is in the Houston metro area, it is a separate city, in a different county than Houston, and is widely considered to be among the most affluent in the state. The city has more than 111,000 people, according to Sugar Land statistics from 2020. The median income was among the first things that jumped out to Doug Adolph, the city's communications and community engagement director, as wrong with the article. While PropertyClub listed the median income as just over $46,000, the median household income in the city is more than $120,000. "That's what makes me think they confused Sugar Land with another community in the Houston area because the numbers they used just aren't accurate to our community," Adolph said. "It could just be an honest mistake."