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Rayville, LA crime analytics

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

Rayville has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Rayville is 1 in 121. How does Rayville fare compared to other communities in Louisiana of all population sizes? Rayville's crime rate is lower than approximately 69% of Louisiana communities.

How does the crime rate in Rayville compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Rayville with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Rayville's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Rayville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Rayville.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Rayville occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Rayville; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 466. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Rayville is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Rayville than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 163.

Rayville Crime Data

total Crime Index

56

(100 is safest)


Safer than 56% of U.S. cities.

Rayville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

20

27

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.15

6.13

8.28

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.15
6.29
National Median: 4
    Rayville
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 466

in Rayville

1 in 159

in Louisiana

Rayville Violent Crimes

Population: 3,261
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

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
6.13
27.48
National Median: 20
    Rayville
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 163

in Rayville

1 in 36

in Louisiana

Property Crimes

Population: 3,261
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

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

Rayville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
29
National Median: 27.0
    Rayville
    Louisiana

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