Benton, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Benton, LA Summary

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

  • There were 29 total crimes committed in Benton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,386.2 total crimes per 100K people in Benton.
  • The overall crime rate in Benton is -40.36% below the national average.
  • Benton ranks #38 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Benton ranks #4,987 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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Benton Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Benton is 1,386.2 per 100,000 people. That's -40.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.66% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benton
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 1,386.2 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 1 47.8 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 764.8 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 17 812.6 639.4 369.8
Burglary 4 191.2 510.1 269.8
Larceny 8 382.4 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 12 573.6 2,884.4 1,954.4

Benton 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 Benton

17
Violent Crimes
812.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
119.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benton is 812.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benton each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 119.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 27.08% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benton

12
Property Crimes
573.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Benton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benton is 573.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Benton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.11% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Benton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shreveport, LA 180,763 8,317 4,601.1 3,790.0 811.0
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Minden, LA 11,711 447 3,816.9 2,826.4 990.5
Springhill, LA 4,597 38 826.6 739.6 87.0
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2
Blanchard, LA 3,383 25 739.0 679.9 59.1

Benton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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