Houma, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Houma, LA Summary

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

  • There were 1,609 total crimes committed in Houma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,911.2 total crimes per 100K people in Houma.
  • The overall crime rate in Houma is 111.31% above the national average.
  • Houma ranks #91 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Houma ranks #9,375 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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Houma Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Houma is 4,911.2 per 100,000 people. That's 111.31% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.37% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Houma
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,609 4,911.2 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 15 45.8 15.8 6.3
Robbery 26 79.4 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 229 699.0 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 272 830.2 639.4 369.8
Burglary 261 796.7 510.1 269.8
Larceny 1,006 3,070.6 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 213.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 1,337 4,080.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Houma 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 Houma

272
Violent Crimes
830.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
124.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 272 violent crimes in Houma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Houma is 830.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Houma each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 124.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.84% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Houma

1,337
Property Crimes
4,080.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
108.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,337 property crimes in Houma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Houma is 4,080.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Houma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 108.81% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.48% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Houma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Thibodaux, LA 15,166 527 3,474.9 3,006.7 468.2

Houma SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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