Bastrop, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bastrop, LA Summary

Crime in Bastrop research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bastrop 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 Bastrop:

  • There were 537 total crimes committed in Bastrop the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,779.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bastrop.
  • The overall crime rate in Bastrop is 148.68% above the national average.
  • Bastrop ranks #97 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Bastrop ranks #9,568 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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Bastrop Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bastrop is 5,779.8 per 100,000 people. That's 148.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.02% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bastrop
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 537 5,779.8 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.8 15.8 6.3
Robbery 6 64.6 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 103 1,108.6 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 111 1,194.7 639.4 369.8
Burglary 97 1,044.0 510.1 269.8
Larceny 312 3,358.1 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 183.0 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 426 4,585.1 2,884.4 1,954.4

Bastrop 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 Bastrop

111
Violent Crimes
1,194.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
223.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 111 violent crimes in Bastrop in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bastrop is 1,194.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bastrop each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 223.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 86.84% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bastrop

426
Property Crimes
4,585.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
134.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 426 property crimes in Bastrop in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bastrop is 4,585.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bastrop each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 134.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.96% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bastrop

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Monroe, LA 46,908 4,437 9,458.9 6,721.7 2,737.3
Ruston, LA 22,435 1,033 4,604.4 3,802.1 802.3
West Monroe, LA 12,680 1,037 8,178.2 6,459.0 1,719.2
Tallulah, LA 5,975 96 1,606.7 485.4 1,121.3
Crossett, AR 4,619 200 4,329.9 3,615.5 714.4

Bastrop SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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