Port Neches, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Port Neches:

  • There were 167 total crimes committed in Port Neches the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,256.3 total crimes per 100K people in Port Neches.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Neches is -45.95% below the national average.
  • Port Neches ranks #268 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Port Neches ranks #4,568 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 Neches Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Neches is 1,256.3 per 100,000 people. That's -45.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.32% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Neches
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 167 1,256.3 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.5 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 240.7 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 38 285.9 446.5 369.8
Burglary 24 180.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 81 609.3 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 180.5 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 129 970.4 2,245.0 1,954.4

Port Neches 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 Neches

38
Violent Crimes
285.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Port Neches in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Neches is 285.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 349.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Neches each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.97% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Neches

129
Property Crimes
970.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Port Neches in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Neches is 970.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.0 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 -50.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.77% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 110,898 5,503 4,962.2 3,881.9 1,080.3
Port Arthur, TX 55,899 1,425 2,549.2 1,803.3 746.0
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
Vidor, TX 9,671 213 2,202.5 1,995.7 206.8
West Orange, TX 3,418 109 3,189.0 2,603.9 585.1

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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