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Louisiana
Crime






Crime Rates for Louisiana

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Louisiana Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

28,852

126,147

154,999

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.29

27.48

33.77

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.29
National Median: 4
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 159

in Louisiana

Louisiana Violent Crimes

Population: 4,590,241
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 740 1,975 3,091 23,046
Rate per 1,000 0.16 0.43 0.67 5.02

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
27.48
National Median: 20
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 36

in Louisiana

Louisiana Property Crimes

Population: 4,590,241
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 22,850 89,052 14,245
Rate per 1,000 4.98 19.40 3.10

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
29
National Median: 27.0
    Louisiana

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