Hayes, LA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 27%

Violent crime 20%

Property crime 28%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Hayes_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,712 (estimate)	3,524	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	15.8	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	46.0	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	80.7	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	497.0	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	310 (estimate)	639	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	510.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,107.3	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	266.9	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,401 (estimate)	2,884	1,958

Key findings

Hayes crime rates are 27% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Hayes are 20% lower than the national average
In Hayes you have a 1 in 59 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Hayes is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Hayes has decreased by 5%

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Daily Crime In Hayes (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Hayes

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Hayes is 1 in 323

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Hayes is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of crime in Hayes is 1 in 59

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

Hayes police department

Item	Hayes	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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lake Arthur, LA	2,742	327	2,183	2,510
Welsh, LA	3,220	744	2,138	2,882
Iowa, LA	3,179	1,666	2,307	3,973
Lacassine, LA	419	791	3,568	4,358
Roanoke, LA	479	824	3,720	4,544
Hayes, LA	1,041	310	1,401	1,712

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stratford, CA	1,041	248	1,201	1,449
Ashton, ID	1,041	96	672	768
Malta, IL	1,041	0	173	173
Ostrander, OH	1,041	103	617	721
Pescadero, CA	1,040	132	637	769
Hayes, LA	1,041	310	1,401	1,712

Source: The Hayes, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.