Port Neches, TX Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C

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$3.50 million

Cost of Crime™ for Port Neches, TX

In 2025, violent crime will cost $596 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Port Neches with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Port Neches against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Port Neches sits in the 43rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Port Neches's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Port Neches is 3.243 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 230 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 398 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Port Neches, TX report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Port Neches, TX

The tangible cost of violent crime in Port Neches is projected at $3,497,243 for 2025, about $228 per resident and $596 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

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

Port Neches, TX:	$228
Massey Lake, TX:	$704
Timberwood Park, TX:	$85
Texas:	$305
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $228 per resident each year in Port Neches, which is $31 less than the national average and $77 less than Texas's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Port Neches:

In Massey Lake, TX, crime costs $704 per person, which is $476 more than in Port Neches.
In Timberwood Park, TX, crime costs $85 per person, which is $143 less than in Port Neches

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Port Neches, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Port Neches	Cost per Port Neches Resident
Murder	$1.63 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$833,675	$54
Robbery	$218,561	$14
Assault	$811,368	$53
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,497,243	$228

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Port Neches, TX

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Port Neches totals $15,137,760 ($986 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,635,003 ($1,213 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Port Neches, TX, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Port Neches Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Port Neches residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.839
Robbery	0.4524
Rape	0.8952
Murder	0.0566
Total Violent Crime	3.243 (C)

Individual Port Neches Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Nederland, TX	D	D+	D-
Central Gardens, TX	D	C-	D-
Griffing Park, TX	F	F	F
Groves, TX	D+	D	D+
Port Arthur, TX	F	F	F
Port Acres, TX	F	D-	F
Beauxart Gardens, TX	F	D-	D-
Bridge City, TX	C-	C	D+
Rose City, TX	F	D-	F
Orangefield, TX	D+	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Port Neches is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Townsend, DE	C+	B	B
Dubois, PA	B	B	B
Duncan, SC	D+	C-	C-
East Cleveland, OH	F	F	F
East Islip, NY	B+	B-	B-
East Syracuse, NY	C	C-	C-
Eatontown, NJ	C+	A-	A-
Summerfield, MD	C-	D+	D+
Taylorsville, KY	B	A-	A-
Teays Valley, WV	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Port Neches is safer than the Texas state average and safer than the national average.

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