Port Lavaca is a region located in TX, and has a population of 12,506. This region is policed by PORT LAVACA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Port Lavaca has an overall crime rate of 5,301 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately more dangerous than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Port Lavaca is 1 in 19 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Port Lavaca for the previous 2 years was 4,601 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Port Lavaca has been increasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
Port Lavaca | USA | ||
Crime Rate (Overall) | 5,301 | 4,506 | |
Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
Robbery Rate | 48 | 148 | |
Rape Rate | 96 | 30 | |
Assault Rate | 1,295 | 644 | |
Burglary Rate | 856 | 726 | |
Forced Entry Rate | 464 | 417 | |
Larceny Rate | 2,863 | 2,185 | |
Auto Theft Rate | 144 | 362 |
Port Lavaca | USA | |
Overall Clearance | 2% | 28% |
Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
Assault Clearance | 5% | 52% |
Rape Clearance | 2% | 38% |
Robbery Clearance | 4% | 23% |
Burglary Clearance | 0% | 12% |
Larceny Clearance | 1% | 18% |
Auto Theft Clearance | 3% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 60 sex offender(s) in Port Lavaca.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 480 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Port Lavaca. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Texas see https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffender/index.aspx
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.