Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Louisiana city with the highest number of Total Crimes was New Orleans (23,493), followed by Baton Rouge (14,325), Shreveport (9,232), Lafayette (6,579), and Monroe (3,788).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, 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 2023
New Orleans
23,493
Baton Rouge
14,325
Shreveport
9,232
Lafayette
6,579
Monroe
3,788
Alexandria
3,640
Bossier City
3,439
Lake Charles
2,733
Kenner
2,229
Houma
1,288
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 New Orleans 23,493
2 Baton Rouge 14,325
3 Shreveport 9,232
4 Lafayette 6,579
5 Monroe 3,788
6 Alexandria 3,640
7 Bossier City 3,439
8 Lake Charles 2,733
9 Kenner 2,229
10 Houma 1,288
11 Opelousas 1,145
12 Ruston 1,032
13 West Monroe 904
14 Slidell 833
15 Gonzales 771
16 Gretna 713
17 Sulphur 704
18 Jennings 561
19 Bogalusa 557
20 Zachary 518
21 Thibodaux 481
22 Morgan City 460
23 Bastrop 448
24 Marksville 376
25 Ponchatoula 334
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