When we think of Louisiana, we instantly think of New Orleans. Jazz, Bourbon Street, French Quarter, Cajun food… all this is very typical of this unique city.
New Orleans and Louisiana are multicultural, with obvious influences from African, French, Spanish, and Native American cultures. This can be tasted in the food, heard in the music, seen in the streets, felt in conversation with people, and fallen in love with after only a couple of days spent here. The state is rather liberal, dynamic, vibrant, and, as we said, unique.
Louisiana is home to almost 4.7 million people, making it the 25th most populous state in the US.
Ranking Criteria
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 3,000 residents were not included in the list.
30 Safest Places in Louisiana of September 2024
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Blanchard | 3 147 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Rayville | 3 492 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Westlake | 4 959 | 3 | 0,60 |
| 4 | Jena | 3 370 | 3 | 0,89 |
| 5 | Berwick | 4 416 | 4 | 0,91 |
| 6 | Youngsville | 15 020 | 14 | 0,93 |
| 7 | Gramercy | 3 307 | 4 | 1,21 |
| 8 | Lutcher | 3 192 | 4 | 1,25 |
| 9 | Ville Platte | 7 029 | 9 | 1,28 |
| 10 | Harahan | 9 298 | 12 | 1,29 |
| 11 | Scott | 8 725 | 12 | 1,38 |
| 12 | Mandeville | 12 331 | 18 | 1,46 |
| 13 | Addis | 5 747 | 9 | 1,57 |
| 14 | Kenner | 66 653 | 149 | 2,24 |
| 15 | Westwego | 8 415 | 20 | 2,38 |
| 16 | Broussard | 12 985 | 32 | 2,46 |
| 17 | Rayne | 8 088 | 20 | 2,47 |
| 18 | Greenwood | 3 141 | 8 | 2,55 |
| 19 | Slidell | 27 768 | 75 | 2,70 |
| 20 | Sulphur | 20 200 | 66 | 3,27 |
| 21 | Iowa | 3 262 | 11 | 3,37 |
| 22 | Carencro | 9 387 | 34 | 3,62 |
| 23 | Ruston | 22 148 | 85 | 3,84 |
| 24 | Baker | 13 240 | 51 | 3,85 |
| 25 | Springhill | 4 792 | 19 | 3,96 |
| 26 | Vidalia | 3 871 | 16 | 4,13 |
| 27 | Zachary | 18 009 | 79 | 4,39 |
| 28 | Breaux Bridge | 8 237 | 42 | 5,10 |
| 29 | Farmerville | 3 725 | 19 | 5,10 |
| 30 | Eunice | 9 939 | 51 | 5,13 |
Crime Score in All Cities in Louisiana of September 2024
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Louisiana cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
- Under 3,000 Residents
- 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
- 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
- Over 30,000 Residents
(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)
These are the results that we got:
Under 3,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Ida | 205 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Norwood | 295 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Georgetown | 326 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 4 | Epps | 819 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 5 | Sibley | 1 144 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 6 | Olla | 1 349 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 7 | Many | 2 704 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 8 | French Settlement | 1 182 | 1 | 0,85 |
| 9 | Oil City | 980 | 1 | 1,02 |
| 10 | Cullen | 1 069 | 2 | 1,87 |
| 11 | Lake Arthur | 2 778 | 7 | 2,52 |
| 12 | Port Vincent | 751 | 2 | 2,66 |
| 13 | Erath | 2 059 | 7 | 3,40 |
| 14 | Bernice | 1 611 | 6 | 3,72 |
| 15 | Brusly | 2 737 | 11 | 4,02 |
| 16 | Kinder | 2 388 | 10 | 4,19 |
| 17 | Greensburg | 653 | 3 | 4,59 |
| 18 | Krotz Springs | 1 208 | 8 | 6,62 |
| 19 | Pearl River | 2 631 | 19 | 7,22 |
| 20 | Independence | 1 921 | 26 | 13,53 |
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Blanchard | 3 147 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Rayville | 3 492 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Westlake | 4 959 | 3 | 0,60 |
| 4 | Jena | 3 370 | 3 | 0,89 |
| 5 | Berwick | 4 416 | 4 | 0,91 |
| 6 | Gramercy | 3 307 | 4 | 1,21 |
| 7 | Lutcher | 3 192 | 4 | 1,25 |
| 8 | Ville Platte | 7 029 | 9 | 1,28 |
| 9 | Harahan | 9 298 | 12 | 1,29 |
| 10 | Scott | 8 725 | 12 | 1,38 |
| 11 | Addis | 5 747 | 9 | 1,57 |
| 12 | Westwego | 8 415 | 20 | 2,38 |
| 13 | Rayne | 8 088 | 20 | 2,47 |
| 14 | Greenwood | 3 141 | 8 | 2,55 |
| 15 | Iowa | 3 262 | 11 | 3,37 |
| 16 | Carencro | 9 387 | 34 | 3,62 |
| 17 | Springhill | 4 792 | 19 | 3,96 |
| 18 | Vidalia | 3 871 | 16 | 4,13 |
| 19 | Breaux Bridge | 8 237 | 42 | 5,10 |
| 20 | Farmerville | 3 725 | 19 | 5,10 |
| 21 | Eunice | 9 939 | 51 | 5,13 |
| 22 | Vinton | 3 291 | 17 | 5,17 |
| 23 | Tallulah | 6 701 | 35 | 5,22 |
| 24 | Walker | 6 296 | 33 | 5,24 |
| 25 | Winnfield | 4 307 | 24 | 5,57 |
| 26 | Welsh | 3 254 | 20 | 6,15 |
| 27 | Port Allen | 4 940 | 33 | 6,68 |
| 28 | Kaplan | 4 465 | 32 | 7,17 |
| 29 | Church Point | 4 424 | 39 | 8,82 |
| 30 | Leesville | 5 617 | 55 | 9,79 |
| 31 | Ponchatoula | 7 478 | 78 | 10,43 |
| 32 | Franklinton | 3 761 | 44 | 11,70 |
| 33 | Marksville | 5 369 | 119 | 22,16 |
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Youngsville | 15 020 | 14 | 0,93 |
| 2 | Mandeville | 12 331 | 18 | 1,46 |
| 3 | Broussard | 12 985 | 32 | 2,46 |
| 4 | Slidell | 27 768 | 75 | 2,70 |
| 5 | Sulphur | 20 200 | 66 | 3,27 |
| 6 | Ruston | 22 148 | 85 | 3,84 |
| 7 | Baker | 13 240 | 51 | 3,85 |
| 8 | Zachary | 18 009 | 79 | 4,39 |
| 9 | Thibodaux | 14 587 | 81 | 5,55 |
| 10 | Gonzales | 10 940 | 61 | 5,58 |
| 11 | Gretna | 17 729 | 119 | 6,71 |
| 12 | Pineville | 14 261 | 114 | 7,99 |
| 13 | Abbeville | 12 142 | 101 | 8,32 |
| 14 | Minden | 11 984 | 105 | 8,76 |
| 15 | West Monroe | 12 350 | 113 | 9,15 |
| 16 | Natchitoches | 17 747 | 177 | 9,97 |
| 17 | Bastrop | 10 156 | 102 | 10,04 |
| 18 | Crowley | 12 621 | 158 | 12,52 |
| 19 | Bogalusa | 11 681 | 147 | 12,58 |
| 20 | Opelousas | 16 049 | 394 | 24,55 |
Over 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Kenner | 66 653 | 149 | 2,24 |
| 2 | Lafayette | 126 694 | 664 | 5,24 |
| 3 | Lake Charles | 78 733 | 413 | 5,25 |
| 4 | Houma | 32 771 | 209 | 6,38 |
| 5 | Shreveport | 187 556 | 1 462 | 7,80 |
| 6 | Bossier City | 69 044 | 546 | 7,91 |
| 7 | Baton Rouge | 220 648 | 2 066 | 9,36 |
| 8 | New Orleans | 394 498 | 4 516 | 11,45 |
| 9 | Alexandria | 46 630 | 732 | 15,70 |
| 10 | Monroe | 47 746 | 843 | 17,66 |
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