Gonzales, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gonzales, LA Summary

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

  • There were 943 total crimes committed in Gonzales the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,327.7 total crimes per 100K people in Gonzales.
  • The overall crime rate in Gonzales is 215.28% above the national average.
  • Gonzales ranks #105 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Gonzales ranks #9,738 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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Gonzales Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gonzales is 7,327.7 per 100,000 people. That's 215.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 107.95% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gonzales
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 943 7,327.7 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 23.3 15.8 6.3
Robbery 14 108.8 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 279.7 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 63 489.5 639.4 369.8
Burglary 45 349.7 510.1 269.8
Larceny 790 6,138.8 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 45 349.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 880 6,838.1 2,884.4 1,954.4

Gonzales 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 Gonzales

63
Violent Crimes
489.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
32.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gonzales is 489.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 204.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 32.38% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.44% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gonzales

880
Property Crimes
6,838.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
249.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 880 property crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gonzales is 6,838.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 249.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 137.07% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gonzales

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Gabriel, LA 7,553 110 1,456.4 1,085.7 370.7
Plaquemine, LA 5,804 198 3,411.4 2,601.7 809.8
French Settlement, LA 1,201 14 1,165.7 1,082.4 83.3

Gonzales SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
6
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