Ama, LA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 53%

Violent crime 55%

Property crime 53%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Ama_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,162 (estimate)	3,711	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	11.7	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	86.6	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	402.1	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	172 (estimate)	549	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	579.0	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,352.4	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	230.5	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	990 (estimate)	3,162	2,110

Key findings

Ama crime rates are 53% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Ama are 55% lower than the national average
In Ama you have a 1 in 87 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Ama is safer than 63% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Ama has decreased by 3%

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The Ama crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Ama as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Ama crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Ama (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Ama

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Ama is 1 in 582

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Ama is 1 in 101

The chance of being a victim of crime in Ama is 1 in 87

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

Ama police department

Item	Ama	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	12,948	286	266

There are a total of 12,948 sex offenders in Louisiana. This yields a total of 286 sex offenders in Louisiana per 100,000 residents which is 8% 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}
Montz, LA	2,059	136	782	918
Bayou Gauche, LA	2,179	145	834	979
Harahan, LA	9,321	129	882	1,011
Hahnville, LA	3,514	170	977	1,147
Des Allemands, LA	1,779	192	1,105	1,296
Norco, LA	2,948	199	1,148	1,348
Jean Lafitte, LA	1,888	200	1,150	1,350
Ama, LA	1,349	172	990	1,162

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Glenwood City, WI	1,349	131	659	790
Allendale, CA	1,349	62	327	389
Columbus, NC	1,349	101	4,724	4,824
Chadwicks, NY	1,350	194	741	934
Bogata, TX	1,350	283	2,264	2,547
Ama, LA	1,349	172	990	1,162

Source: The Ama, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.