Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Total Crimes was New Orleans (21,365), followed by Baton Rouge (15,222), Shreveport (12,754), Lafayette (6,610), and Monroe (5,174).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Louisiana cities with high number of Total crimes.

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 Total 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 Number of Total Crimes in 2017
New Orleans
21,365
Baton Rouge
15,222
Shreveport
12,754
Lafayette
6,610
Monroe
5,174
Alexandria
4,887
Lake Charles
4,162
Bossier City
3,820
Hammond
2,316
Kenner
2,303
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 New Orleans 21,365
2 Baton Rouge 15,222
3 Shreveport 12,754
4 Lafayette 6,610
5 Monroe 5,174
6 Alexandria 4,887
7 Lake Charles 4,162
8 Bossier City 3,820
9 Hammond 2,316
10 Kenner 2,303
11 Opelousas 1,702
12 Natchitoches 1,405
13 Houma 1,372
14 Pineville 1,197
15 Bastrop 1,150
16 West Monroe 1,125
17 Slidell 1,093
18 Sulphur 935
19 Crowley 889
20 Zachary 882
21 Gonzales 845
22 Ruston 843
23 Bogalusa 774
24 Denham Springs 762
25 Ponchatoula 710
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