Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Total Crimes was New Orleans (22,674), followed by Baton Rouge (14,185), Shreveport (11,576), Lafayette (6,583), and Alexandria (4,658).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2018, 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 2018
New Orleans
22,674
Baton Rouge
14,185
Shreveport
11,576
Lafayette
6,583
Alexandria
4,658
Lake Charles
4,352
Monroe
3,969
Bossier City
3,578
Hammond
2,425
Kenner
2,197
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2018
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 New Orleans 22,674
2 Baton Rouge 14,185
3 Shreveport 11,576
4 Lafayette 6,583
5 Alexandria 4,658
6 Lake Charles 4,352
7 Monroe 3,969
8 Bossier City 3,578
9 Hammond 2,425
10 Kenner 2,197
11 Houma 1,788
12 Opelousas 1,532
13 Natchitoches 1,306
14 Crowley 1,145
15 Bastrop 1,144
16 West Monroe 1,113
17 Sulphur 975
18 Slidell 902
19 Pineville 887
20 Gonzales 839
21 Zachary 734
22 Denham Springs 713
23 Ruston 710
24 Bogalusa 709
25 Gretna 641
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