Portland, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 301 total crimes committed in Portland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,451.2 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -37.56% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #326 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Portland ranks #5,171 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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Portland Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 1,451.2 per 100,000 people. That's -37.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.08% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 301 1,451.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 4 19.3 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 82.0 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 28 135.0 446.5 369.8
Burglary 18 86.8 370.7 269.8
Larceny 243 1,171.5 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 57.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 273 1,316.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Portland 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 Portland

28
Violent Crimes
135.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 135.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 740.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.76% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

273
Property Crimes
1,316.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 273 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 1,316.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.0 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 -32.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.37% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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 317,694 12,427 3,911.6 3,120.9 790.7
Kingsville, TX 24,802 799 3,221.5 2,927.2 294.3
Alice, TX 17,727 843 4,755.5 3,768.3 987.2
Beeville, TX 13,592 766 5,635.7 5,216.3 419.4
Ingleside, TX 10,207 219 2,145.6 1,792.9 352.7
Robstown, TX 10,155 355 3,495.8 2,954.2 541.6
Aransas Pass, TX 8,056 289 3,587.4 3,028.8 558.6
Taft, TX 2,835 30 1,058.2 1,058.2 0.0
Gregory, TX 1,886 13 689.3 636.3 53.0

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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