Hammond, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hammond, LA Summary

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

  • There were 1,629 total crimes committed in Hammond the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,814.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hammond.
  • The overall crime rate in Hammond is 236.21% above the national average.
  • Hammond ranks #106 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Hammond ranks #9,758 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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Hammond Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hammond is 7,814.1 per 100,000 people. That's 236.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 121.75% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hammond
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,629 7,814.1 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 18 86.3 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 225 1,079.3 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 256 1,228.0 639.4 369.8
Burglary 156 748.3 510.1 269.8
Larceny 1,150 5,516.4 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 67 321.4 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 1,373 6,586.1 2,884.4 1,954.4

Hammond 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 Hammond

256
Violent Crimes
1,228.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
232.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 256 violent crimes in Hammond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hammond is 1,228.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hammond each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 232.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 92.04% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hammond

1,373
Property Crimes
6,586.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
236.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,373 property crimes in Hammond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hammond is 6,586.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hammond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 236.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 128.34% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hammond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Orleans, LA 370,128 22,522 6,084.9 4,640.8 1,444.1
Baton Rouge, LA 219,913 15,130 6,880.0 5,852.3 1,027.7
Kenner, LA 66,250 1,751 2,643.0 2,230.9 412.1
Baker, LA 12,303 343 2,787.9 2,243.4 544.6
Bogalusa, LA 10,461 609 5,821.6 4,445.1 1,376.5
Westwego, LA 8,266 196 2,371.2 1,887.2 483.9
Ponchatoula, LA 7,977 345 4,324.9 3,698.1 626.8
Livingston, LA 1,946 29 1,490.2 1,438.8 51.4
Independence, LA 1,908 85 4,454.9 3,721.2 733.8

Hammond SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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