Port Isabel, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Port Isabel, TX Summary

Crime in Port Isabel research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Port Isabel 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 Isabel:

  • There were 138 total crimes committed in Port Isabel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,671.8 total crimes per 100K people in Port Isabel.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Isabel is 14.96% above the national average.
  • Port Isabel ranks #548 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Port Isabel ranks #7,722 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 Isabel Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Isabel is 2,671.8 per 100,000 people. That's 14.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.73% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Isabel
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 138 2,671.8 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 464.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 28 542.1 446.5 369.8
Burglary 13 251.7 370.7 269.8
Larceny 88 1,703.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 174.2 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 110 2,129.7 2,245.0 1,954.4

Port Isabel 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 Isabel

28
Violent Crimes
542.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Port Isabel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Isabel is 542.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Isabel each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.42% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Isabel

110
Property Crimes
2,129.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 110 property crimes in Port Isabel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Isabel is 2,129.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port Isabel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.14% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Port Isabel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brownsville, TX 188,906 4,284 2,267.8 1,835.3 432.5
Harlingen, TX 72,047 2,267 3,146.6 2,823.2 323.4
Weslaco, TX 41,478 1,394 3,360.8 3,006.4 354.4
San Benito, TX 24,712 554 2,241.8 1,723.9 518.0
Donna, TX 16,842 640 3,800.0 2,654.1 1,145.9
Mercedes, TX 16,365 605 3,696.9 2,896.4 800.5
Raymondville, TX 10,552 271 2,568.2 1,980.7 587.6
Los Fresnos, TX 8,164 149 1,825.1 1,396.4 428.7
Laguna Vista, TX 3,673 16 435.6 408.4 27.2
South Padre Island, TX 2,048 320 15,625.0 14,062.5 1,562.5

Port Isabel SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
10
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