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The Port Arthur crime rate is higher than the Texas average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #646

Port Arthur, TX	2,791.84
Texas	1,961.58
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Port Arthur, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Port Arthur, TX	Count	8	29	114	190	528	1,471	132	9
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	14.8	53.5	210.4	350.7	974.6	2,715.1	243.6	16.6	2,444
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Port Arthur, TX	Count	5	18	121	215	726	1,537	127	14
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	9.3	33.3	223.9	397.9	1,343.6	2,844.6	235.0	25.9	2,541
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Port Arthur, TX	Count	4	19	121	200	854	1,428	124	45
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	7.3	34.7	221.0	365.3	1,560.0	2,608.5	226.5	82.2	2,529
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Port Arthur, TX	Count	8	29	156	241	950	1,740	163	44
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	14.6	52.8	283.9	438.6	1,728.8	3,166.5	296.6	80.1	3,155
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Port Arthur, TX	Count	6	26	169	218	1,020	1,567	165	56
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	10.6	46.1	299.5	386.4	1,807.7	2,777.2	292.4	99.2	2,975
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Port Arthur, TX	Count	7	31	165	230	980	1,471	193	56
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	12.6	55.6	296.1	412.7	1,758.6	2,639.7	346.3	100.5	3,041
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Port Arthur, TX	Count	9	35	126	233	957	1,265	188	61
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	16.4	63.6	229.0	423.4	1,739.0	2,298.7	341.6	110.8	2,951
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Port Arthur, TX	Count	9	47	196	223	747	1,280	258	32
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	16.2	84.7	353.3	401.9	1,346.4	2,307.1	465.0	57.7	3,084
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Port Arthur, TX	Count	2	12	140	240	814	1,014	247	42
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	3.4	20.6	240.2	411.7	1,396.5	1,739.6	423.7	72.1	2,275
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Port Arthur, TX	Count	11	26	118	215	938	1,632	239	40
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	19.1	45.1	204.6	372.9	1,626.8	2,830.4	414.5	69.4	2,923
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Port Arthur, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Port Arthur, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Port Arthur, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Port Arthur, TX	2.40
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Port Arthur, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Port Arthur, TX	Count	164	127	37
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	302.7	234.4	68.3	2.69
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Port Arthur, TX	Count	158	121	37
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	292.4	223.9	68.5	2.58
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Port Arthur, TX	Count	161	123	38
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	294.1	224.7	69.4	2.59
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Port Arthur, TX	Count	162	125	37
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	294.8	227.5	67.3	2.61
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Port Arthur, TX	Count	163	126	37
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	288.9	223.3	65.6	2.56
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Port Arthur, TX	Count	153	115	38
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	274.6	206.4	68.2	2.40
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Port Arthur, TX	Count	151	119	32
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	274.4	216.2	58.1	2.45
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Port Arthur, TX	Count	142	111	31
	Port Arthur, TX	Per 100,000	255.9	200.1	55.9	2.28
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Port Arthur, TX	Count	139	108	31
2005	Port Arthur, TX	Count	143	110	33