Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Port Arthur, TX Crime Grade
How Port Arthur grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Texas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Texas
10/10
vs. Texas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Port Arthur, TX was 599.1 per 100,000 residents (334 incidents over a population of 55,747). That puts Port Arthur Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 73% above the Texas statewide rate of 345.5.
That ranks Port Arthur #3,419 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 9% of them, and #239 of 250 in Texas. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 22% over the last five years.
Port Arthur, TX crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Texas Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 599.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,419 of 3,771
- TX rank
- #239 of 250
- Safer than
- 9% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 22%
- Population
- 55,747
- Reporting agency
- Port Arthur Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Port Arthur Police Department (FBI ORI TX1230700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Port Arthur, TX
History
Former incorporated town of Griffing Park merged with Port Arthur on February 1, 1983.
Location
On the NW shore of Sabine Lake, 27 km (17 mi) SE of Beaumont.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Port Arthur (red), Texas (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Port Arthur vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 764.9(412) | 746.0(417) | 780.2(432) | 722.1(400) | 599.1(334) |
| Murder | 11.1(6) | 14.3(8) | 10.8(6) | 10.8(6) | 5.4(3) |
| Rape | 68.7(37) | 71.6(40) | 81.3(45) | 68.6(38) | 71.8(40) |
| Robbery | 142.9(77) | 85.9(48) | 113.8(63) | 108.3(60) | 75.3(42) |
| Aggravated assault | 542.1(292) | 574.2(321) | 574.3(318) | 534.3(296) | 446.7(249) |
| Property crime | 1721.0(927) | 1808.6(1,011) | 1773.5(982) | 1545.2(856) | 1325.6(739) |
| Burglary | 371.3(200) | 488.4(273) | 458.7(254) | 415.2(230) | 400.0(223) |
| Larceny | 1060.1(571) | 1112.7(622) | 995.1(551) | 917.0(508) | 812.6(453) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 287.8(155) | 205.7(115) | 317.9(176) | 211.2(117) | 109.4(61) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Port Arthur, TX Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Port Arthur Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Port Arthur calculated?
- Port Arthur's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Texas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Texas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Port Arthur Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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