CrimeMetric

Crime in Louisiana

Major crime across Louisiana is 38% above the U.S. rate per resident: 1.6 times for persons crimes and 33% higher for property crimes. That is the 5th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 7.7% from a year earlier. Of the 149 places below, 43 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
138
38% above the U.S. rate
2,371 per 100,000
down 7.7% in a year
Persons crimes
162
1.6 times the U.S. rate
502 per 100,000
down 3.7% in a year
Property crimes
133
33% above the U.S. rate
1,869 per 100,000
down 8.7% in a year
Social disorder
134
34% above the U.S. rate
3,092 per 100,000
down 5.8% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Louisiana, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Alexandria426
  2. Monroe352
  3. Central349
  4. Baton Rouge264
  5. New Orleans258

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Prairieville48
  2. Laplace56
  3. Slidell88
  4. Kenner112
  5. Marrero122

Among the 17 places in Louisiana of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Louisiana
New Orleans2581.9 times
Baton Rouge2641.9 times
Shreveport2381.7 times
Metairie1315% lower
Lafayette2581.9 times
Lake Charles18534% higher
Kenner11219% lower
Bossier City2171.6 times
Monroe3522.5 times
Alexandria4263.1 times
Prairieville4865% lower
Houma16419% higher
Marrero12212% lower
Slidell8837% lower
Central3492.5 times
Laplace5660% lower
New Iberia2421.8 times
Terrytown10822% lower
Zachary11914% lower
Chalmette10822% lower
Ruston20246% higher
Harvey2561.9 times
Bayou Cane20145% higher
Youngsville3674% lower
Sulphur18332% higher
Hammond2912.1 times
Shenandoah9730% lower
Gretna19037% higher
Gonzales145about the same
Natchitoches2681.9 times
Thibodaux132about the same
Estelle7049% lower
Mandeville7049% lower
Opelousas3012.2 times
West Monroe2772.0 times
Broussard11517% lower
Luling4369% lower
Claiborne1466% higher
River Ridge7248% lower
Baker8638% lower
Moss Bluff11219% lower
Carencro12510% lower
Bayou Blue5064% lower
Woodmere5263% lower
Destrehan4567% lower
Crowley18433% higher
Waggaman5064% lower
Pineville138about the same
Timberlane11318% lower
Covington6950% lower

The 50 largest places in Louisiana, largest first.

All 149 places in Louisiana

Every place in Louisiana with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Murder stands out most, at 2.6 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Louisiana, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Murder2559.1
Aggravated assault182418
Rape / sexual assault11438.0
Robbery8536.3

Property crimes

Burglary167274
Other larceny167834
Motor vehicle theft121193
Shoplifting101322
Theft from vehicle93246

Social disorder

Drugs and alcohol165822
Weapons violations159158
Simple assault135984
Disorderly conduct134159
Trespassing134312
Vandalism114468
Intimidation83189

How crime varies across Louisiana

Share of Louisiana residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5030.1%
  • 50–10027.7%
  • 100–20022.8%
  • 200–40013.8%
  • 400+5.5%

81.9% of Louisiana residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI; for the rest, totals come from summary counts (10.8%) or from agencies' past reports or similar agencies (7.3%), and 0.0% live in areas without a reporting agency of their own (shares of 2020 residents). Data sources

4,294 block groups and 4,623,762 residents. How the estimates are made