Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Total Crimes was New Orleans (23,091), followed by Baton Rouge (12,813), Shreveport (10,704), Lafayette (6,459), and Monroe (4,288).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, 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 2020
New Orleans
23,091
Baton Rouge
12,813
Shreveport
10,704
Lafayette
6,459
Monroe
4,288
Alexandria
4,168
Bossier City
3,815
Lake Charles
2,923
Kenner
1,966
Opelousas
1,418
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 New Orleans 23,091
2 Baton Rouge 12,813
3 Shreveport 10,704
4 Lafayette 6,459
5 Monroe 4,288
6 Alexandria 4,168
7 Bossier City 3,815
8 Lake Charles 2,923
9 Kenner 1,966
10 Opelousas 1,418
11 Natchitoches 1,260
12 Gonzales 1,159
13 West Monroe 1,106
14 Slidell 956
15 Ruston 875
16 Pineville 837
17 Sulphur 752
18 Bogalusa 688
19 Thibodaux 672
20 Gretna 549
21 Morgan City 537
22 Zachary 503
23 Baker 497
24 Minden 448
25 Abbeville 432
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