Alexandria, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alexandria, LA Summary

Crime in Alexandria research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alexandria over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alexandria:

  • There were 3,595 total crimes committed in Alexandria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,106.2 total crimes per 100K people in Alexandria.
  • The overall crime rate in Alexandria is 248.77% above the national average.
  • Alexandria ranks #107 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Alexandria ranks #9,768 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alexandria Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alexandria is 8,106.2 per 100,000 people. That's 248.77% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 130.04% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alexandria
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,595 8,106.2 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 18 40.6 15.8 6.3
Robbery 78 175.9 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 639 1,440.8 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 791 1,783.6 639.4 369.8
Burglary 473 1,066.5 510.1 269.8
Larceny 2,129 4,800.6 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 202 455.5 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 2,804 6,322.6 2,884.4 1,954.4

Alexandria Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alexandria

791
Violent Crimes
1,783.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
382.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 791 violent crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alexandria is 1,783.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 382.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 178.93% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alexandria

2,804
Property Crimes
6,322.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
223.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,804 property crimes in Alexandria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alexandria is 6,322.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alexandria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 223.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 119.20% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alexandria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Natchitoches, LA 17,374 1,253 7,211.9 6,106.8 1,105.1
Pineville, LA 14,079 835 5,930.8 4,986.1 944.7
Ville Platte, LA 7,029 384 5,463.1 5,320.8 142.3
Leesville, LA 5,502 393 7,142.9 6,288.6 854.2
Marksville, LA 4,843 323 6,669.4 4,976.3 1,693.2

Alexandria SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
1
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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