Portland, TX Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Portland, TX Summary

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

  • There were 205 total crimes committed in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 999.7 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -52.83% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #284 safest out of 710 cities in Texas.
  • Portland ranks #4,421 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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Portland Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 999.7 per 100,000 people. That's -52.83% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -58.86% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,429.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 205 999.7 2,429.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 4.9 63.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 87.8 270.7 256.0
Violent Crime 32 156.1 389.4 359.0
Burglary 14 68.3 284.3 229.0
Larceny 150 731.5 1,425.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 43.9 330.7 259.0
Property Crime 173 843.7 2,040.5 1,760.0

Portland 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 Portland

32
Violent Crimes
156.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 156.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 640.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.53% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.92% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 389.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

173
Property Crimes
843.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 843.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.65% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Corpus Christi, TX 316,108 12,249 3,874.9 3,011.3 863.6
Kingsville, TX 24,334 492 2,021.9 1,767.1 254.8
Alice, TX 17,487 657 3,757.1 3,202.4 554.7
Beeville, TX 13,069 409 3,129.5 2,762.3 367.3
Robstown, TX 10,401 317 3,047.8 2,653.6 394.2
Ingleside, TX 10,330 225 2,178.1 1,607.0 571.2
Aransas Pass, TX 9,015 191 2,118.7 1,830.3 288.4

Portland SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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