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Crime rate in New Orleans, Louisiana (LA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in New Orleans by Year

Type

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2006

2008

2009

2010

2011
Murders
(per 100,000)		158
(33.9)		204
(43.3)		213
(44.0)		258
(53.1)		274
(57.7)		264
(56.0)		162
(37.6)		179
(63.6)		174
(51.7)		175
(49.1)		200
(57.6)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		280
(60.1)		227
(48.2)		209
(43.2)		162
(33.3)		213
(44.8)		189
(40.1)		87
(20.2)		65
(23.1)		98
(29.1)		144
(40.4)		163
(47.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		2,733
(586.7)		2,421
(513.9)		2,778
(573.6)		1,994
(410.2)		2,071
(435.9)		1,836
(389.8)		761
(176.5)		1,085
(385.5)		932
(277.0)		953
(267.5)		1,059
(305.2)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		2,760
(592.5)		2,478
(526.0)		2,677
(552.8)		2,142
(440.6)		2,038
(428.9)		2,178
(462.4)		1,245
(288.8)		1,540
(547.2)		1,410
(419.1)		1,321
(370.7)		1,326
(382.2)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		5,626
(1,207.7)		5,230
(1,110.1)		5,262
(1,086.5)		4,759
(978.9)		4,879
(1,026.9)		5,238
(1,112.0)		4,087
(947.9)		4,591
(1,631.3)		3,821
(1,135.8)		3,695
(1,037.0)		3,857
(1,111.6)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		17,086
(3,667.9)		15,575
(3,305.9)		16,187
(3,342.4)		14,325
(2,946.6)		12,726
(2,678.4)		12,544
(2,662.9)		5,228
(1,212.6)		7,081
(2,516.0)		6,507
(1,934.2)		6,540
(1,835.4)		7,616
(2,195.0)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		7,118
(1,528.0)		7,866
(1,669.6)		8,731
(1,802.8)		7,566
(1,556.3)		6,872
(1,446.3)		6,534
(1,387.1)		2,863
(664.0)		3,208
(1,139.9)		2,612
(776.4)		2,410
(676.4)		2,540
(732.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)		221
(47.4)		207
(43.9)		N/AN/AN/A167
(35.5)		N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 307.2)650.5619.9646.4557.6564.1552.5315.0576.3436.5413.0464.1
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Louisiana and other state lists there were 626 registered sex offenders living in New Orleans, Louisiana as of May 19, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in New Orleans to the number of sex offenders is 567 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous New Orleans, LA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
New Orleans:

464.1
Gretna:

378.4
Westwego:

229.8
Harahan:

145.6
Kenner:

266.4
Violent crime rate in 2011
New Orleans:

430.8
U.S. Average:

213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
New Orleans:

389.7
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
New Orleans:

409.2
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
New Orleans:

525.1
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2006
New Orleans:

279.2
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2004
New Orleans:

492.4
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
New Orleans:

504.6
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
New Orleans:

480.9
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
New Orleans:

591.2
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
New Orleans:

557.5
U.S. Average:

277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999
New Orleans:

611.0
U.S. Average:

286.4

Property crime rate in 2011
New Orleans:

376.2
U.S. Average:

273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
New Orleans:

341.1
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
New Orleans:

374.9
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
New Orleans:

530.5
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2006
New Orleans:

297.9
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2004
New Orleans:

479.9
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
New Orleans:

473.6
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
New Orleans:

490.9
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
New Orleans:

557.6
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
New Orleans:

543.0
U.S. Average:

331.5

Property crime rate in 1999
New Orleans:

557.0
U.S. Average:

345.0


New Orleans, LA forum
Recent posts about crime in New Orleans, Louisiana on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:
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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

Thefts per 100,000 population

Auto thefts per 100,000 population

Arson per 100,000 population

City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 1,609 (1,349 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.89
Louisiana average:

3.89

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 1,715 (1,452 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

4.08
Louisiana average:

4.06

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 1,725 (1,448 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

5.14
Louisiana average:

4.03

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 1,666 (1,416 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

6.42
Louisiana average:

3.80

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 1,644 (1,424 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

6.76
Louisiana average:

3.90

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 1,925 (1,671 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.67
Louisiana average:

3.67

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 2,070 (1,661 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.60
Louisiana average:

3.87

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 1,995 (1,612 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.45
Louisiana average:

3.79


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in New Orleans

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Officers

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