Beaumont, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beaumont, TX Summary

Crime in Beaumont research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Beaumont over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Beaumont:

  • There were 5,503 total crimes committed in Beaumont the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,962.2 total crimes per 100K people in Beaumont.
  • The overall crime rate in Beaumont is 113.50% above the national average.
  • Beaumont ranks #657 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Beaumont ranks #9,391 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Beaumont Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beaumont is 4,962.2 per 100,000 people. That's 113.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 84.37% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beaumont
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,503 4,962.2 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 18 16.2 6.6 6.3
Robbery 257 231.7 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 818 737.6 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 1,198 1,080.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 971 875.6 370.7 269.8
Larceny 2,973 2,680.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 361 325.5 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 4,305 3,881.9 2,245.0 1,954.4

Beaumont Crime Compared To Texas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Texas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Beaumont

1,198
Violent Crimes
1,080.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
192.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,198 violent crimes in Beaumont in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beaumont is 1,080.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beaumont each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 192.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 141.96% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beaumont

4,305
Property Crimes
3,881.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
98.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,305 property crimes in Beaumont in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beaumont is 3,881.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beaumont each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 98.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.91% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beaumont

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nederland, TX 18,034 316 1,752.2 1,563.7 188.5
Groves, TX 16,682 247 1,480.6 1,156.9 323.7
Lumberton, TX 14,004 136 971.2 849.8 121.4
Port Neches, TX 13,293 167 1,256.3 970.4 285.9
Vidor, TX 9,671 213 2,202.5 1,995.7 206.8

Beaumont SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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