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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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

25,065

120,298

145,363

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.48

26.30

31.78

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.48
National Median: 4
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 182

in Louisiana

Louisiana Violent Crimes

Population: 4,573,749
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 663 2,157 2,436 19,809
Rate per 1,000 0.14 0.47 0.53 4.33

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
26.30
National Median: 19
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 38

in Louisiana

Louisiana Property Crimes

Population: 4,573,749
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 20,443 82,592 17,263
Rate per 1,000 4.47 18.06 3.77

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
27
National Median: 26.5
    Louisiana

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