Port Neches, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Port Neches, TX Summary

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

  • There were 121 total crimes committed in Port Neches in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 892.3 total crimes per 100K people in Port Neches.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Neches is -57.90% below the national average.
  • Port Neches ranks #251 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Port Neches ranks #3,980 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Port Neches Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Neches is 892.3 per 100,000 people. That's -57.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.28% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Neches
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 121 892.3 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.4 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 14.7 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 154.9 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 31 228.6 389.4 359.0
Burglary 16 118.0 284.3 229.0
Larceny 64 471.9 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 73.7 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 90 663.7 2,040.5 1,760.0

Port Neches Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Port Neches

31
Violent Crimes
228.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Port Neches in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Neches is 228.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 437.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Neches each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.29% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Neches

90
Property Crimes
663.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Port Neches in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Neches is 663.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 150.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port Neches each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.29% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.47% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Port Neches

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beaumont, TX 111,320 4,942 4,439.5 3,302.2 1,137.3
Port Arthur, TX 55,397 1,251 2,258.2 1,539.8 718.5
Orange, TX 19,050 313 1,643.0 1,191.6 451.4
Nederland, TX 17,891 258 1,442.1 1,212.9 229.2
Groves, TX 16,590 233 1,404.5 1,036.8 367.7
Vidor, TX 9,736 149 1,530.4 1,304.4 226.0

Port Neches SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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