Fifth Ward, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Fifth Ward

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Fifth Ward_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	5,360 (estimate)	3,893	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Fifth Ward_{/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)	744 (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)	4,617 (estimate)	3,353	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Fifth Ward is 87% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 14.69 daily crimes that occur in Fifth Ward.
Fifth Ward is safer than 9% of the cities in the United States.
In Fifth Ward you have a 1 in 19 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Fifth Ward has decreased by 4%.

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Daily Crime In Fifth Ward (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fifth Ward

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fifth Ward is 1 in 135

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fifth Ward is 1 in 22

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fifth Ward is 1 in 19

Year Over Year Crime In Fifth Ward (per 100,000 people)

Fifth Ward police department

Item	Fifth Ward	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}
Moreauville, LA	968	111	1,000	1,111
Mansura, LA	1,622	268	1,661	1,929
Cottonport, LA	2,850	257	3,088	3,345
Center Point, LA	293	574	3,563	4,137
Hessmer, LA	837	574	3,567	4,141
Fifth Ward, LA	873	744	4,617	5,360

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rifton, NY	873	440	1,859	2,299
Heath Springs, SC	873	708	4,623	5,330
Skyline, AL	873	647	4,082	4,729
Rockford, TN	873	516	2,476	2,992
Burnside, KY	873	241	3,610	3,851
Fifth Ward, LA	873	744	4,617	5,360

Source: The Fifth Ward, 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.