Ridgecrest, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Ridgecrest

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ridgecrest_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	5,738 (estimate)	3,893	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ridgecrest_{/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)	796 (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)	4,942 (estimate)	3,353	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Ridgecrest is 101% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 15.72 daily crimes that occur in Ridgecrest.
Ridgecrest is safer than 7% of the cities in the United States.
In Ridgecrest you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Ridgecrest has decreased by 4%.

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Daily Crime In Ridgecrest (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ridgecrest

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ridgecrest is 1 in 126

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ridgecrest is 1 in 21

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ridgecrest is 1 in 18

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

Ridgecrest police department

Item	Ridgecrest	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}
Morgantown, MS	1,799	128	1,312	1,439
Spokane, LA	347	218	1,355	1,573
Minorca, LA	1,866	285	1,767	2,052
Monterey, LA	538	470	2,921	3,391
Cloverdale, MS	652	318	3,266	3,585
Ridgecrest, LA	630	796	4,942	5,738

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Guys, TN	630	902	4,329	5,232
Jupiter Island, FL	630	0	1,142	1,142
Pueblo Nuevo, TX	630	666	4,575	5,241
Verona, MO	630	0	1,669	1,669
Patterson Heights, PA	630	328	1,891	2,219
Ridgecrest, LA	630	796	4,942	5,738

Source: The Ridgecrest, 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.