Natchitoches, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Natchitoches, LA Summary

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

  • There were 1,253 total crimes committed in Natchitoches the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,211.9 total crimes per 100K people in Natchitoches.
  • The overall crime rate in Natchitoches is 210.30% above the national average.
  • Natchitoches ranks #104 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Natchitoches ranks #9,732 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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Natchitoches Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Natchitoches is 7,211.9 per 100,000 people. That's 210.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 104.66% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Natchitoches
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,253 7,211.9 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 6 34.5 15.8 6.3
Robbery 29 166.9 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 144 828.8 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 192 1,105.1 639.4 369.8
Burglary 282 1,623.1 510.1 269.8
Larceny 715 4,115.3 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 64 368.4 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 1,061 6,106.8 2,884.4 1,954.4

Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches

192
Violent Crimes
1,105.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
198.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 192 violent crimes in Natchitoches in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Natchitoches is 1,105.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Natchitoches each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 198.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 72.82% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Natchitoches

1,061
Property Crimes
6,106.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
212.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,061 property crimes in Natchitoches in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Natchitoches is 6,106.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 16.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Natchitoches each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 212.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 111.72% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Natchitoches

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alexandria, LA 44,349 3,595 8,106.2 6,322.6 1,783.6
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Pineville, LA 14,079 835 5,930.8 4,986.1 944.7
Leesville, LA 5,502 393 7,142.9 6,288.6 854.2
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2

Natchitoches SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
6
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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