Westlake, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westlake, LA Summary

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

  • There were 131 total crimes committed in Westlake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,934.6 total crimes per 100K people in Westlake.
  • The overall crime rate in Westlake is 26.26% above the national average.
  • Westlake ranks #60 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Westlake ranks #8,049 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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Westlake Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westlake is 2,934.6 per 100,000 people. That's 26.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.72% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westlake
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 131 2,934.6 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 156.8 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 7 156.8 639.4 369.8
Burglary 28 627.2 510.1 269.8
Larceny 91 2,038.5 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 112.0 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 124 2,777.8 2,884.4 1,954.4

Westlake 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 Westlake

7
Violent Crimes
156.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Westlake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westlake is 156.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 637.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westlake each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.48% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westlake

124
Property Crimes
2,777.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 124 property crimes in Westlake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westlake is 2,777.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westlake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.70% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westlake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Simi Valley, CA 125,585 1,188 946.0 851.2 94.8
Thousand Oaks, CA 124,862 1,453 1,163.7 1,106.0 57.7
Camarillo, CA 70,872 950 1,340.4 1,286.8 53.6
Moorpark, CA 35,692 232 650.0 602.4 47.6
Calabasas, CA 22,628 389 1,719.1 1,573.3 145.8
Agoura Hills, CA 19,397 287 1,479.6 1,314.6 165.0
Fillmore, CA 16,581 186 1,121.8 1,031.3 90.5
Malibu, CA 10,226 479 4,684.1 4,107.2 577.0
Hidden Hills, CA 1,680 10 595.2 535.7 59.5

Westlake SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
7
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