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)	3,193 (estimate)	3,893	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Central_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.3	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	118.8	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	373.7	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	443 (estimate)	540	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	759.0	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,385.8	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	208.6	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,750 (estimate)	3,353	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Central is 12% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.75 daily crimes that occur in Central.
Central is safer than 25% 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 4%.

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Daily Crime In Central (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Central

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Central is 1 in 226

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	556,527
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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Addis, LA	4,004	301	21	322
Westminster, LA	3,187	103	639	742
Brusly, LA	2,603	0	915	915
Inniswold, LA	6,633	176	1,090	1,266
Slaughter, LA	1,159	181	1,127	1,308
Central, LA	27,505	443	2,750	3,193

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Melrose, MA	27,509	96	982	1,077
Fridley, MN	27,494	212	4,600	4,812
Alton, IL	27,517	489	4,918	5,407
Reisterstown, MD	27,493	589	2,983	3,572
Winona, MN	27,526	146	2,589	2,736
Central, LA	27,505	443	2,750	3,193

Source: The Central, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.