Bogalusa, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bogalusa, LA Summary

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

  • There were 609 total crimes committed in Bogalusa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,821.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bogalusa.
  • The overall crime rate in Bogalusa is 150.48% above the national average.
  • Bogalusa ranks #98 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Bogalusa ranks #9,577 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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Bogalusa Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bogalusa is 5,821.6 per 100,000 people. That's 150.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 65.21% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bogalusa
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 609 5,821.6 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 6 57.4 15.8 6.3
Robbery 4 38.2 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 126 1,204.5 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 144 1,376.5 639.4 369.8
Burglary 101 965.5 510.1 269.8
Larceny 335 3,202.4 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 277.2 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 465 4,445.1 2,884.4 1,954.4

Bogalusa 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 Bogalusa

144
Violent Crimes
1,376.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
272.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 144 violent crimes in Bogalusa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bogalusa is 1,376.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bogalusa each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 272.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 115.27% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bogalusa

465
Property Crimes
4,445.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
127.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 465 property crimes in Bogalusa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bogalusa is 4,445.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bogalusa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 127.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.11% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bogalusa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hattiesburg, MS 46,862 2,260 4,822.7 4,479.1 343.6
Slidell, LA 28,686 890 3,102.6 2,834.1 268.4
Hammond, LA 20,847 1,629 7,814.1 6,586.1 1,228.0
Picayune, MS 11,710 422 3,603.8 2,954.7 649.0
Bay St. Louis, MS 10,591 378 3,569.1 3,399.1 170.0
Ponchatoula, LA 7,977 345 4,324.9 3,698.1 626.8
Franklinton, LA 3,761 178 4,732.8 3,376.8 1,356.0
Poplarville, MS 2,808 33 1,175.2 997.2 178.1

Bogalusa SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
4
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