The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Port Arthur, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$49.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Port Arthur, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $2,417 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur, TX Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Port Arthur's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Port Arthur sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only Port Arthur's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Port Arthur is 56.33 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 24 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Port Arthur, TX report the most crime, about 777 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 25 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Port Arthur, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Port Arthur for 2025 is $49,519,400, about $883 per resident and $2,417 per household. That equals 3.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Port Arthur Compared to Other Cities?

Port Arthur, TX:	$883
Mesquite, TX:	$1155
Timberwood Park, TX:	$173
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Port Arthur is $883 per year, which is $419 more than the national average and $328 more than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Port Arthur:

In Mesquite, TX, crime costs $1,155 per person, which is $272 more than in Port Arthur.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $173 per person, which is $710 less than in Port Arthur

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Port Arthur for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Port Arthur	Cost per Port Arthur Resident
Murder	$12.5 million	$222
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.59 million	$46
Robbery	$2.03 million	$36
Assault	$12.2 million	$217
Kidnapping	$917,959	$16
Vehicle Theft	$4.19 million	$75
Burglary	$2.99 million	$53
Theft	$6.18 million	$110
Arson	$148,103	$3
Vandalism	$3.93 million	$70
Animal Cruelty	$51,131	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.58 million	$28
Identity Theft	$270,494	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$49,519,400	$883

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Port Arthur, 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 Port Arthur totals $99,210,804 ($1,769 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $148,730,204 ($2,652 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 northeast part of the city 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 Port Arthur has 8, do the same, and of Port Arthur's 56,078 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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Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.553
Robbery	1.149
Rape	0.7628
Murder	0.1184
Total Violent Crime	9.583 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.30
Vehicle Theft	4.821
Burglary	5.875
Arson	0.1094
Total Property Crime	32.10 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2700
Drug Crimes	3.806
Vandalism	9.822
Identity Theft	0.6232
Animal Cruelty	0.1233
Total "Other" Rate	14.64 (D-)

Individual Port Arthur Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Port Arthur is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Port Arthur.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Griffing Park, TX	F	F	F
Groves, TX	D+	D	D+
Port Acres, TX	F	D-	F
Port Neches, TX	D+	C	D
Nederland, TX	D	D+	D-
Central Gardens, TX	D	C-	D-
Beauxart Gardens, TX	F	D-	D-
Bridge City, TX	C-	C	D+
Hillebrandt, TX	F	F	F
Taylor Landing, TX	B+	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Port Arthur is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brookline, MA	C	C-	C-
Collierville, TN	C-	C+	C+
Enid, OK	D-	D	D
Texarkana, TX	D-	D-	D-
Liverpool, NY	B+	B+	B+
Apache Junction, AZ	B-	C+	C+
Minnetonka, MN	D	B+	B+
Monroe, MI	B-	C-	C-
New Iberia, LA	D-	D-	D-
Peabody, MA	B	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur, TX average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Port Arthur schools on SchoolGrade

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