Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Baton Rouge (12,264), followed by Alexandria (4,116), Monroe (3,902), Bossier City (3,662), and Lake Charles (2,342).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, 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 2021
Baton Rouge
12,264
Alexandria
4,116
Monroe
3,902
Bossier City
3,662
Lake Charles
2,342
Kenner
1,755
Houma
1,549
Hammond
1,484
Opelousas
1,307
West Monroe
1,041
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 Baton Rouge 12,264
2 Alexandria 4,116
3 Monroe 3,902
4 Bossier City 3,662
5 Lake Charles 2,342
6 Kenner 1,755
7 Houma 1,549
8 Hammond 1,484
9 Opelousas 1,307
10 West Monroe 1,041
11 Gonzales 917
12 Ruston 815
13 Sulphur 795
14 Slidell 762
15 Bastrop 746
16 Zachary 642
17 Gretna 628
18 Bogalusa 551
19 Morgan City 482
20 Thibodaux 452
21 Abbeville 355
22 Marksville 354
23 Broussard 280
24 Walker 276
25 Ponchatoula 247
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