Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was New Orleans (4,457), followed by Baton Rouge (2,335), Shreveport (1,850), Monroe (1,098), and Lafayette (721).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Louisiana cities with high number of Violent 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 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | 4457 |
| 2 | Baton Rouge | 2335 |
| 3 | Shreveport | 1850 |
| 4 | Monroe | 1098 |
| 5 | Lafayette | 721 |
| 6 | Alexandria | 690 |
| 7 | Lake Charles | 638 |
| 8 | Bossier City | 535 |
| 9 | Hammond | 308 |
| 10 | Opelousas | 299 |
| 11 | Natchitoches | 217 |
| 12 | Crowley | 213 |
| 13 | Kenner | 193 |
| 14 | Bastrop | 158 |
| 15 | Bogalusa | 154 |
| 16 | Pineville | 148 |
| 17 | Houma | 123 |
| 17 | Ruston | 123 |
| 18 | Zachary | 118 |
| 19 | Abbeville | 98 |
| 20 | Slidell | 97 |
| 21 | Sulphur | 95 |
| 22 | Morgan City | 93 |
| 23 | Gonzales | 92 |
| 24 | West Monroe | 84 |
| 25 | Ponchatoula | 83 |
| 26 | Marksville | 65 |
| 27 | Rayne | 64 |
| 28 | Thibodaux | 61 |
| 29 | Leesville | 59 |
| 29 | Welsh | 59 |
| 30 | Walker | 52 |
| 31 | Baker | 51 |
| 32 | Eunice | 49 |
| 33 | Franklin | 48 |
| 34 | Franklinton | 42 |
| 35 | Ville Platte | 40 |
| 36 | Gretna | 39 |
| 37 | Denham Springs | 38 |
| 38 | Lake Providence | 36 |
| 39 | Church Point | 33 |
| 40 | Breaux Bridge | 32 |
| 40 | Patterson | 32 |
| 40 | Port Allen | 32 |
| 41 | Plaquemine | 30 |
| 42 | Covington | 29 |
| 43 | Broussard | 27 |
| 44 | Kentwood | 26 |
| 45 | Westwego | 22 |
| 46 | Farmerville | 21 |
| 46 | Jennings | 21 |
| 46 | Mansfield | 21 |
| 46 | St. Gabriel | 21 |
| 47 | Carencro | 20 |
| 47 | De Ridder | 20 |
| 47 | Many | 20 |
| 48 | Harahan | 17 |
| 48 | Independence | 17 |
| 48 | Kaplan | 17 |
| 49 | Pearl River | 16 |
| 49 | Youngsville | 16 |
| 50 | Lutcher | 15 |
| 51 | Ferriday | 14 |
| 51 | Mandeville | 14 |
| 52 | Tallulah | 13 |
| 53 | Vidalia | 12 |
| 54 | Westlake | 11 |
| 55 | Erath | 10 |
| 55 | Iowa | 10 |
| 56 | Addis | 9 |
| 56 | Gramercy | 9 |
| 56 | Oak Grove | 9 |
| 57 | Ball | 8 |
| 57 | Minden | 8 |
| 58 | Kinder | 6 |
| 58 | Scott | 6 |
| 58 | Springhill | 6 |
| 59 | Clinton | 5 |
| 59 | Marion | 5 |
| 60 | Oil City | 4 |
| 61 | Folsom | 3 |
| 61 | French Settlement | 3 |
| 61 | Greenwood | 3 |
| 61 | Jena | 3 |
| 61 | Zwolle | 3 |
| 62 | Cullen | 2 |
| 62 | Krotz Springs | 2 |
| 62 | Moreauville | 2 |
| 62 | Olla | 2 |
| 63 | Berwick | 1 |
| 63 | Montgomery | 1 |
| 63 | Pollock | 1 |
| 63 | Sibley | 1 |
| 64 | Blanchard | 0 |
| 64 | Brusly | 0 |
| 64 | Cottonport | 0 |
| 64 | Epps | 0 |
| 64 | Fisher | 0 |
| 64 | Florien | 0 |
| 64 | Georgetown | 0 |
| 64 | Golden Meadow | 0 |
| 64 | Haughton | 0 |
| 64 | Ida | 0 |
| 64 | Norwood | 0 |
| 64 | Port Vincent | 0 |
| 64 | Ringgold | 0 |
| 64 | Tickfaw | 0 |
| 64 | Wilson | 0 |