Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among Louisiana cities with a population of at least 10K, Alexandria had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,713.53), followed by Monroe (1,892.42), Opelousas (1,369.33), Shreveport (1,228.5), and West Monroe (1,156.21).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2024, 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.

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.
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Alexandria
Monroe
Opelousas
Shreveport
West Monroe
Bogalusa
Lafayette
New Iberia
Bossier City
Natchitoches
Ranking of Louisiana Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Alexandria 2713.53
2 Monroe 1892.42
3 Opelousas 1369.33
4 Shreveport 1228.50
5 West Monroe 1156.21
6 Bogalusa 1131.49
7 Lafayette 1066.10
8 New Iberia 1009.27
9 Bossier City 913.15
10 Natchitoches 891.12
11 Minden 796.38
12 Lake Charles 612.96
13 Morgan City 551.35
14 Gretna 428.88
15 Ruston 426.79
16 Carencro 414.73
17 Baker 402.25
18 Sulphur 375.85
19 Gonzales 364.68
20 Kenner 344.68
21 Zachary 332.64
22 Thibodaux 257.04
23 Slidell 256.60
24 Broussard 194.55
25 Covington 171.81
26 Mandeville 130.24