Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Louisiana cities with a population of at least 10K, Monroe had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,737.27), followed by Opelousas (2,181.65), Alexandria (1,783.58), West Monroe (1,719.24), and New Orleans (1,444.1).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, 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.

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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 2022
Monroe
2,737.27
Opelousas
2,181.65
Alexandria
1,783.58
West Monroe
1,719.24
New Orleans
1,444.1
Bogalusa
1,376.54
Hammond
1,227.99
Morgan City
1,136.68
Baton Rouge
1,027.68
Bossier City
1,008.28
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
Rank
City
Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Monroe 2,737.27
2 Opelousas 2,181.65
3 Alexandria 1,783.58
4 West Monroe 1,719.24
5 New Orleans 1,444.10
6 Bogalusa 1,376.54
7 Hammond 1,227.99
8 Morgan City 1,136.68
9 Baton Rouge 1,027.68
10 Bossier City 1,008.28
11 Houma 830.23
12 Shreveport 811.01
13 Ruston 802.32
14 Abbeville 774.98
15 Lake Charles 629.43
16 Gretna 599.15
17 Baker 544.58
18 Gonzales 489.55
19 Lafayette 478.83
20 Thibodaux 468.15
21 Sulphur 428.99
22 Zachary 349.00
23 Broussard 304.90
24 Slidell 268.42
25 Covington 199.26
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