Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Louisiana cities with a population of at least 10K, Opelousas had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,139.96), followed by Crowley (1,784.18), Hammond (1,454.99), Alexandria (1,450.1), and Monroe (1,401.92).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
Opelousas
Crowley
Hammond
Alexandria
Monroe
Bastrop
New Orleans
Bogalusa
Baton Rouge
Natchitoches
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Opelousas 2139.96
2 Crowley 1784.18
3 Hammond 1454.99
4 Alexandria 1450.10
5 Monroe 1401.92
6 Bastrop 1343.72
7 New Orleans 1163.30
8 Bogalusa 1057.12
9 Baton Rouge 919.53
10 Natchitoches 884.27
11 Morgan City 867.52
12 Shreveport 832.25
13 Bossier City 828.17
14 West Monroe 817.85
15 Lake Charles 738.58
16 Abbeville 724.82
17 Pineville 631.29
18 Zachary 615.08
19 Gonzales 567.97
20 Lafayette 533.73
21 Gretna 478.71
22 Houma 475.53
23 Sulphur 469.14
24 Thibodaux 461.17
25 Eunice 436.81
26 Broussard 410.35
27 Ruston 368.14
28 Baker 326.24
29 Slidell 311.01
30 Covington 281.48
31 Kenner 229.44
32 Minden 147.36
33 Mandeville 129.34
34 De Ridder 92.42
35 Youngsville 83.51