Port Arthur Police Department

The Field Operations Division makes up more than half of the Port Arthur Police Department in Texas, and its patrol officers cover the city around the clock on day, evening and night shifts. Their work includes detecting and suppressing crime, answering calls, conducting preliminary investigations, making arrests, enforcing traffic laws and investigating crashes. Specialized teams within the division include field training officers, hostage negotiators, a special response team, SWAT, an advanced accident investigation team, a drone team, K-9, traffic, polygraph, honor guard and chaplains. The Administration Division, home to a majority of civilian staff, runs training, personnel, grants and the firearms unit, along with a crime response team and the Port Arthur Crime Intelligence Center, which analyzes crime patterns and trends. Criminal Investigations covers crimes against persons and property, forensics and crime scene work, evidence, narcotics and sex offender registration, which is handled by appointment. Detectives in the major crimes unit take homicides, robberies, aggravated assaults and kidnappings, and the sex crimes detective handles sexual assault, injury to children or the elderly and protective order violations. Narcotics and Guns Unit investigators also serve on the Jefferson County Narcotics Task Force.

Public contact information is available for Port Arthur Police Department, including 2 listed contacts that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Port Arthur city, TX has an estimated population of 55,779.