Central, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Central

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Central_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,170 (estimate)	3,864	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Central_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.8	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	38.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	119.1	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	396.4	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	464 (estimate)	566	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	740.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,336.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	220.8	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,705 (estimate)	3,298	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Addis, LA	4,420	312	0	312
Westminster, LA	3,103	108	628	736
Inniswold, LA	6,660	184	1,073	1,257
Slaughter, LA	1,322	190	1,108	1,299
Brusly, LA	2,675	0	1,311	1,311
Oak Hills Place, LA	8,366	199	1,157	1,356
Shenandoah, LA	19,999	231	1,346	1,577
Central, LA	28,017	464	2,705	3,170

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Central is 12% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.68 daily crimes that occur in Central.
Central is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States.
In Central you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Central has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Central (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Central (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Central

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Central is 1 in 216

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Central is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Central is 1 in 32

Year Over Year Crime In Central (per 100,000 people)

Central police department

Item	Central	Louisiana	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	7,311	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Louisiana

State	Total offenders	Louisiana_/100K	National_/100K
Louisiana	11,025	243	222

There are a total of 11,025 sex offenders in Louisiana. This yields a total of 243 sex offenders in Louisiana per 100,000 residents which is 9% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Enterprise, AL	28,025	347	2,774	3,121
Redmond, OR	27,998	274	3,336	3,611
Winchester, NV	27,986	870	3,320	4,191
Bella Vista, AR	27,985	233	683	916
Oak Forest, IL	28,055	150	1,068	1,218
Central, LA	28,017	464	2,705	3,170

Source: The Central, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.