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The Port Lavaca crime rate is lower than the Texas average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #500

Port Lavaca, TX	1,761.55
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 Lavaca, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	1	13	1	70	99	236	23	1
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	8.1	104.7	8.1	563.9	797.5	1,901.1	185.3	8.1	2,187
	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
2011	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	0	12	6	63	107	357	18	2
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	96.0	48.0	503.8	855.6	2,854.6	143.9	16.0	2,270
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	13	4	102	72	266	13	3
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	114.0	35.1	894.3	631.3	2,332.3	114.0	26.3	2,474
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	1	3	1	59	61	213	15	0
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	8.8	26.4	8.8	518.7	536.3	1,872.5	131.9	0.0	1,598
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	2	1	33	79	193	16	1
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	17.6	8.8	290.0	694.3	1,696.1	140.6	8.8	1,233
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	3	1	16	90	284	26	1
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	25.7	8.6	137.2	772.0	2,436.1	223.0	8.6	1,386
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	10	2	19	67	224	26	1
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	83.1	16.6	158.0	557.1	1,862.5	216.2	8.3	1,451
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	5	2	26	83	272	30	0
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	41.8	16.7	217.5	694.4	2,275.8	251.0	0.0	1,493
	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 Lavaca, TX		-0.11
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 Lavaca, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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
2012	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Port Lavaca, 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 Lavaca, TX	1.73
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 Lavaca, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	25	19	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	201.4	153.1	48.3	1.77
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	26	20	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	210.9	162.2	48.7	1.87
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	25	19	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	200.5	152.4	48.1	1.76
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	26	20	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	207.9	159.9	48.0	1.84
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	26	20	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	228.0	175.4	52.6	2.02
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	24	18	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	211.0	158.2	52.7	1.85
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	25	19	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	219.7	167.0	52.7	1.93
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	24	18	6
	Port Lavaca, TX	Per 100,000	205.9	154.4	51.5	1.80
	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 Lavaca, TX	Count	25	19	6
2005	Port Lavaca, TX	Count	25	19	6