Welcome, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Welcome

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Welcome_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,049 (estimate)	3,864	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Welcome_{/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)	300 (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)	1,749 (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}
Grand Point, LA	2,747	138	804	942
Paulina, LA	1,210	169	986	1,155
Paincourtville, LA	1,057	204	1,189	1,393
Sorrento, LA	1,669	205	1,197	1,403
Hester, LA	373	229	1,332	1,561
North Vacherie, LA	2,222	235	1,371	1,606
Garyville, LA	2,285	257	1,499	1,757
Welcome, LA	957	300	1,749	2,049

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Welcome is 28% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.61 daily crimes that occur in Welcome.
Welcome is safer than 43% of the cities in the United States.
In Welcome you have a 1 in 49 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Welcome has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Welcome (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Welcome (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Welcome

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Welcome is 1 in 334

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Welcome is 1 in 58

The chance of being a victim of crime in Welcome is 1 in 49

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

Welcome police department

Item	Welcome	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}
Belfield, ND	957	0	1,076	1,076
Sodus Point, NY	957	181	743	924
Rocky Boy West, MT	957	595	4,337	4,932
Wolf Creek, UT	957	98	1,193	1,291
Clear Lake, WI	957	398	2,516	2,915
Welcome, LA	957	300	1,749	2,049

Source: The Welcome, 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.