Louisiana Crime Statistics

Crime data for 66 cities and 52 counties in Louisiana (LA). Data from 233 law enforcement agencies.

Violent Crime Rate

407.4/100K

Property Crime Rate

1761.9/100K

Population

4,597,740

Data Year

2024

Crime Trends

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Rate	Property Crime	Rate
2024	4,597,740	18,731	407.4	81,007	1761.9
2023	4,573,749	24,841	543.1	111,470	2437.2
2022	4,590,241	26,409	575.3	115,996	2527
2021	4,624,047	27,696	599	107,384	2322.3
2020	4,645,318	28,093	604.8	126,021	2712.9
2019	4,648,794	24,891	535.4	142,359	3062.3
2018	4,659,978	24,279	521	147,356	3162.2
2017	4,684,333	25,361	541.4	153,574	3278.5
2016	4,681,666	26,141	558.4	152,344	3254.1
2015	4,670,724	24,834	531.7	155,259	3324.1
2014	4,649,676	24,037	517	156,007	3355.2

Cities in Louisiana

City	Population
Shreveport	175,092
Lafayette	121,471
Lake Charles	77,982
Bossier City	62,750
Kenner	62,377
Monroe	46,290
Alexandria	42,933
Slidell	28,449
New Iberia	26,653
Ruston	22,259
Zachary	20,142
Sulphur	19,955
Natchitoches	16,945
Gretna	16,788
Thibodaux	15,562
Opelousas	15,263
Broussard	14,906
Gonzales	14,259
Carencro	13,985
Mandeville	13,053
West Monroe	12,368
Baker	11,933
Covington	11,641
Minden	11,050
Morgan City	10,701
Bogalusa	10,252
De Ridder	9,517
Jennings	9,230
Scott	8,917
Bastrop	8,792
Harahan	8,596
Westwego	8,021
Addis	7,797
Ponchatoula	7,784
Rayne	6,910
Walker	6,398
Plaquemine	5,925
Tallulah	5,638
Patterson	5,550
Port Allen	4,876
Marksville	4,762
Westlake	4,571
Springhill	4,424
Haughton	4,401
Church Point	3,982
Winnfield	3,862
Vidalia	3,788
Blanchard	3,341
Farmerville	3,260
Greenwood	3,075
Vinton	3,011
Iowa	3,009
Gramercy	2,698
Lake Arthur	2,557
Erath	1,935
Haynesville	1,904
Independence	1,655
Golden Meadow	1,604
White Castle	1,586
Oak Grove	1,351
Clinton	1,304
Krotz Springs	883
Plain Dealing	873
Folsom	826
Wilson	357
Heflin	204

Counties in Louisiana