Crime in Louisiana: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Louisiana since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

515.1 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,966.4 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
404murders2025: 8.7 per 100,000.

Louisiana since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Louisiana 02795578361115 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Louisiana 01551310346546205 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202523,788515.14041,38120,47690,8101,966.415,0638,388
202424,068523.54821,82520,157107,1802,331.118,84711,865
202325,788562.16692,55420,418119,4352,603.220,25017,533
202229,364639.77583,10823,197126,6552,759.222,92114,293
202130,666662.79072,77825,100117,0132,528.922,88713,097
202029,704639.47343,74723,087133,9892,884.423,69812,400
201926,072559.75474,12919,114148,4293,186.327,44010,866
201825,314543.35334,60018,076152,9963,283.431,29111,639
201725,986556.35765,38518,175157,2723,367.134,13511,095
201626,477565.05555,57518,528154,5113,297.234,68910,330
201525,202539.84925,56117,416157,7083,377.835,4579,731
201423,983515.94765,72516,400161,1923,467.238,5419,400
201324,127521.24945,53916,331165,6793,578.941,2149,165
201222,839496.34895,45815,737162,6733,534.742,0377,872
201125,373554.65065,23518,370168,5293,683.946,2429,113
201025,241555.35005,29718,214165,6673,644.845,4379,970
200928,878642.95296,15020,848172,6193,842.746,92811,589
200829,613671.45446,24121,578171,1793,880.945,52413,564
200731,789740.46256,31623,421180,5164,204.746,93215,293
200630,923721.25555,92822,853174,9754,080.846,70315,667
200526,889596.64505,33719,681166,6113,696.439,38214,389
200428,844640.05746,56420,090199,1534,419.145,35919,714
200328,622636.95847,00819,429193,6984,310.544,57219,655
200229,690663.35937,12320,445198,8384,442.145,35020,186
200130,678686.35017,86420,910207,6934,646.046,45121,687
200030,440681.15607,53220,851211,9044,741.746,28921,270
199932,033732.74687,59122,526219,2195,014.147,77521,695
199834,057779.55608,65123,237232,3785,318.851,21023,661
199737,248855.968210,40724,360243,4235,593.453,93526,374
199640,426929.176212,03625,823257,1305,909.756,37927,480
199543,7411,007.474011,66229,484246,1325,668.653,48125,984
199442,369981.985611,53028,060245,4885,689.255,18826,219
199345,6001,061.787412,18230,727248,4615,784.958,76826,359
199242,209984.674711,63628,013238,4385,561.958,57426,926
199140,438951.072011,86026,120232,7325,473.560,01724,381
199037,914898.472411,38724,022235,8225,588.260,67725,393
198934,257781.865310,39721,532239,2355,459.564,18422,842
198831,711717.45129,23820,259222,9135,043.363,84319,929
198730,916693.04967,98720,833231,0905,180.264,44118,402
198634,128758.257510,07121,676239,4445,319.865,75119,875
198531,108694.24878,52620,313218,1954,869.359,32617,130
198430,251678.05758,50119,311197,7784,432.554,71113,719
198328,444640.96298,43317,612194,6364,385.757,35913,785
198229,185669.16989,27517,472202,4894,642.162,15114,637
198127,478638.36738,69816,325199,2954,629.461,75615,584
198027,926665.06618,27117,127201,1064,788.863,99715,811
197927,229676.36828,83216,161188,5144,682.456,23716,421

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Acadia Parish2019519.62,558.26
Allen Parish2016157.3867.14
Ascension Parish2025241.71,375.04
Assumption Parish2020296.7908.22
Beauregard Parish201795.9832.03
Bienville Parish202599.2437.55
Bossier Parish2019694.64,146.85
Caddo Parish2024107.31,131.66
Calcasieu Parish2016672.54,344.47
Caldwell Parish2024414.3849.81
Cameron Parish2025444.21,532.71
Catahoula Parish2025242.5523.74
Claiborne Parish2025256.0349.63
Concordia Parish2022792.21,584.44
De Soto Parish2023236.7774.53
East Baton Rouge Parish2023630.64,004.64
East Carroll Parish2024714.2624.92
East Feliciana Parish2024184.6304.85
Franklin Parish2024245.0473.84
Grant Parish2025131.6709.14
Iberia Parish2016122.31,385.44
Iberville Parish20161,025.92,594.37
Jackson Parish2024123.3113.04
Jefferson Davis Parish2020373.81,340.85
Jefferson Parish2025261.81,908.67
Lafayette Parish2017445.73,322.67
Lafourche Parish2024256.11,942.24
LaSalle Parish2019222.5478.73
Lincoln Parish2017337.71,833.04
Madison Parish2024653.4524.93
Morehouse Parish2025648.12,542.65
Natchitoches Parish2025582.82,728.83
Orleans Parish20231,361.15,089.61
Plaquemines Parish2025130.8401.61
Red River Parish2016507.41,958.92
Richland Parish2021289.3410.34
Sabine Parish2017151.11,401.95
St. Bernard Parish2025465.41,577.01
St. Charles Parish2025224.9808.11
St. James Parish2021601.41,833.53
St. John the Baptist Parish2025134.7767.61
St. Martin Parish2017306.22,158.24
St. Tammany Parish2018142.91,070.47
Tensas Parish2025322.7339.74
Terrebonne Parish2025362.22,162.42
Union Parish2023650.61,835.34
Vermilion Parish2017317.71,934.46
Washington Parish20191,005.42,888.73
Webster Parish2019384.01,614.26
West Baton Rouge Parish2024515.32,465.94
West Carroll Parish2024124.6539.83
West Feliciana Parish2025161.683.82
Winn Parish2025625.71,251.52

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Louisiana?
In 2025, 515.1 violent and 1,966.4 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Louisiana (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Louisiana?
404 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 8.7 per 100,000.

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