Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Louisiana cities with a population of at least 10K, Monroe had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,224.74), followed by Opelousas (1,811.68), Crowley (1,635.19), Bastrop (1,510.81), and Hammond (1,487.06).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Louisiana cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Louisiana, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Louisiana cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Monroe
Opelousas
Crowley
Bastrop
Hammond
Alexandria
Bogalusa
Natchitoches
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Monroe 2224.74
2 Opelousas 1811.68
3 Crowley 1635.19
4 Bastrop 1510.81
5 Hammond 1487.06
6 Alexandria 1441.71
7 Bogalusa 1297.94
8 Natchitoches 1186.83
9 New Orleans 1121.41
10 Baton Rouge 1026.81
11 Pineville 1022.59
12 Shreveport 953.92
13 Gonzales 835.45
14 Lake Charles 821.67
15 Morgan City 806.59
16 Abbeville 784.57
17 Bossier City 768.33
18 Zachary 691.19
19 West Monroe 651.62
20 Lafayette 560.26
21 Ruston 548.18
22 Eunice 477.68
23 Sulphur 469.21
24 Thibodaux 417.32
25 Baker 375.44
26 Denham Springs 367.90
27 Houma 360.88
28 Slidell 344.42
29 Kenner 287.42
30 Covington 274.33
31 Broussard 222.68
32 Gretna 217.60
33 Jennings 208.46
34 De Ridder 179.92
35 Youngsville 116.97
36 Mandeville 111.97
37 Minden 64.02