Crime in Sabine Pass, TX

Sabine Pass is a city of 429 in Jefferson County, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Beaumont · Updated November 2026

Is Sabine Pass, TX safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Sabine Pass has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 939 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

81% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sabine Pass as a whole, and 19% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sabine Pass scores 939.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 929 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 954 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Sabine Pass

Map of Sabine Pass shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Sabine Pass, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sabine Pass, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Sabine Pass

Crime per resident runs higher than the grade. Sabine Pass draws many workers, shoppers and visitors: it has 93 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Crimes against them are counted against the few who live here, so crime per resident looks higher than the CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ counts everyone who spends time here.


Crime rates and types in Sabine Pass

CrimeGrade™ estimates Sabine Pass has about 76 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 80% more than Texas.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Sabine Pass is assault, about 43% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.070.05
RapeAunder 11.10.38
RobberyA+under 10.440.62
AssaultA1432.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryA615.12.4
TheftA+613.113.1
Vehicle theftA+12.92.7
ArsonA+under 10.170.12
VandalismA+49.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Sabine Pass

The Port Arthur Police Department polices Sabine Pass; these figures cover Port Arthur as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Port Arthur as a whole, 73% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 40% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (73%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theftHomes (47%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsHomes (40%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
VandalismHomes (55%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyHomes (34%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (64%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism, robbery, aggravated assault.


How Sabine Pass compares with nearby cities

Sabine Pass has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sabine PassA+939A+A+429
Port Arthur 13 milesB633C+A53,700
Griffing Park 14 milesA-823A-A247
Port Acres 15 milesA877AA110
Groves 15 milesB+761B+A18,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Holly Beach, LA 16 milesA+972A+A+49
Taylor Landing 17 milesA+944A+A+307
Port Neches 17 milesA863A-A13,800
Nederland 18 milesA860AA21,900
Central Gardens 19 milesA884AA4,170
Hillebrandt 19 milesA+955A+A+943

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Sabine Pass. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Sabine Pass has more crime than 89% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sabine PassA+939A+A+429
Constance, NEA+997A+A+429
Holyoke, MNA+990A+A+429
Springstead, WIA+989A+A+429
Stockett, MTA+987A+A+429
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Shirley, WIA+986A+A+429
Forest, NYA+986A+A+429
Beechwood, WIA+980A+A+429
Claxton, KYA+980A+A+429
Mendon Center, NYA+971A+A+429
West Foxboro, MAA+925A+A429

What crime costs Sabine Pass

Crime costs Sabine Pass about $2,702 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than double the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $1.3 million a year, or $3,018 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$55,000$127
Rape$29,000$68
Robbery$6,000$14
Assault$170,000$400
Burglary$58,000$136
Theft$29,000$67
Vehicle theft$19,000$44
Arson$1,800$4
Vandalism$30,000$70
Total$400,000$931

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Sabine Pass means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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Schools in Sabine Pass

Schools in Sabine Pass, TX average a SchoolGrade of A: 54% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Sabine Pass on SchoolGrade