Walker, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Walker, LA Summary

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

  • There were 276 total crimes committed in Walker the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,279.1 total crimes per 100K people in Walker.
  • The overall crime rate in Walker is 84.11% above the national average.
  • Walker ranks #80 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Walker ranks #9,116 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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Walker Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walker is 4,279.1 per 100,000 people. That's 84.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.43% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walker
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 276 4,279.1 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 15.5 15.8 6.3
Robbery 3 46.5 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 434.1 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 40 620.2 639.4 369.8
Burglary 61 945.7 510.1 269.8
Larceny 161 2,496.1 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 217.1 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 236 3,658.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Walker 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 Walker

40
Violent Crimes
620.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
67.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walker is 620.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 67.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.02% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walker

236
Property Crimes
3,658.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
87.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 236 property crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walker is 3,658.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 87.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.85% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walker

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Baton Rouge, LA 219,913 15,130 6,880.0 5,852.3 1,027.7
Gonzales, LA 12,869 943 7,327.7 6,838.1 489.5
Baker, LA 12,303 343 2,787.9 2,243.4 544.6
Livingston, LA 1,946 29 1,490.2 1,438.8 51.4
French Settlement, LA 1,201 14 1,165.7 1,082.4 83.3

Walker SnackAbility

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