Port Arthur, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Port Arthur, TX Summary

Crime in Port Arthur research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Port Arthur over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Port Arthur:

  • There were 1,425 total crimes committed in Port Arthur the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,549.2 total crimes per 100K people in Port Arthur.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Arthur is 9.68% above the national average.
  • Port Arthur ranks #531 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Port Arthur ranks #7,558 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Port Arthur Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Arthur is 2,549.2 per 100,000 people. That's 9.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.29% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Arthur
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,425 2,549.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 8 14.3 6.6 6.3
Robbery 48 85.9 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 321 574.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 417 746.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 273 488.4 370.7 269.8
Larceny 620 1,109.1 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 115 205.7 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,008 1,803.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Port Arthur Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Port Arthur

417
Violent Crimes
746.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
101.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 417 violent crimes in Port Arthur in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Arthur is 746.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Arthur each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 101.73% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 67.09% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Arthur

1,008
Property Crimes
1,803.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,008 property crimes in Port Arthur in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Arthur is 1,803.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port Arthur each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.68% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Port Arthur

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beaumont, TX 110,898 5,503 4,962.2 3,881.9 1,080.3
Sulphur, LA 19,581 811 4,141.8 3,712.8 429.0
Orange, TX 19,056 410 2,151.6 1,663.5 488.0
Nederland, TX 18,034 316 1,752.2 1,563.7 188.5
Groves, TX 16,682 247 1,480.6 1,156.9 323.7
Lumberton, TX 14,004 136 971.2 849.8 121.4
Port Neches, TX 13,293 167 1,256.3 970.4 285.9
Vidor, TX 9,671 213 2,202.5 1,995.7 206.8

Port Arthur SnackAbility

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Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8
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