The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Downtown La Porte

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Downtown La Porte. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX Map of Crime Rates
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D-

Overall Crime Grade™

F
D
Other Crime Grade
D-

$4.91 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $2,404 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown La Porte with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Downtown La Porte's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Downtown La Porte sits in the 13th percentile, ahead of 13% of neighborhoods and behind 87%. The grade covers only Downtown La Porte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Downtown La Porte is 67.19 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the west areas to 1 in 37 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX report the most crime, about 61 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Downtown La Porte for 2025 is $4,909,969, about $948 per resident and $2,404 per household. That equals 2.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Downtown La Porte Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX: $948
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX: $1317
Villages of Westcreek, San Ant: $194
Texas: $555
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Downtown La Porte is $948 per year, which is $484 more than the national average and $393 more than La Porte's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown La Porte:
  • In Downtown Houston, Houston, TX, crime costs $1,317 per person, which is $369 more than in Downtown La Porte.
  • In Villages of Westcreek, San Ant, crime costs $194 per person, which is $754 less than in Downtown La Porte

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Downtown La Porte for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Downtown La Porte
Cost per Downtown La Porte Resident
Murder
$668,073
$129
Rape/Sexual Assault
$407,294
$79
Robbery
$162,585
$31
Assault
$1.67 million
$322
Kidnapping
$36,256
$7
Vehicle Theft
$353,449
$68
Burglary
$187,536
$36
Theft
$699,392
$135
Arson
$17,153
$3
Vandalism
$437,346
$84
Animal Cruelty
$4,201
$1
Drug Crimes
$194,676
$38
Identity Theft
$73,944
$14
Total Cost of Crime
$4,909,969
$948

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Downtown La Porte totals $6,895,786 ($1,332 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,805,755 ($2,280 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Downtown La Porte has 2, do the same, and of Downtown La Porte's 5,177 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Downtown La Porte Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Downtown La Porte residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
11.22
Robbery
0.9984
Rape
1.298
Murder
0.0687
Total Violent Crime
13.58 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
26.09
Vehicle Theft
4.409
Burglary
3.994
Arson
0.1372
Total Property Crime
34.63 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1155
Drug Crimes
5.084
Vandalism
11.83
Identity Theft
1.845
Animal Cruelty
0.1097
Total "Other" Rate
18.98 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Downtown La Porte is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown La Porte.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
B-
B+
C-
D
C
B-
B
C
C+
B-
C
A-
A
A-
C
C
C-
C
C+
C-
F
D
F
F
F
F
B-
C+
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown La Porte is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
A-
B
B
D
A-
A-
A-
A-
A-
A+
A-
A-
D
C-
C-
D+
F
F
C
A-
A-
A
A
A
B-
C+
C+

Considering only the crime rate, Downtown La Porte is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown La Porte, La Porte, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Downtown La Porte schools on SchoolGrade

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