Poydras, LA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 23%

Violent crime 25%

Property crime 23%

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}	Poydras_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,917 (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)	284 (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)	1,633 (estimate)	3,162	2,110

Key findings

Poydras crime rates are 23% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Poydras are 25% lower than the national average
In Poydras you have a 1 in 53 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Poydras is safer than 42% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Poydras has decreased by 3%

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The Poydras crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Poydras 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 Poydras crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Poydras

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Poydras is 1 in 353

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Poydras is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in Poydras is 1 in 53

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

Poydras police department

Item	Poydras	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}
Lafourche Crossing, LA	2,125	158	911	1,069
Jean Lafitte, LA	1,888	200	1,150	1,350
Barataria, LA	1,008	221	1,272	1,493
Belle Chasse, LA	13,709	294	1,695	1,990
Arabi, LA	4,542	410	2,360	2,769
Meraux, LA	6,787	443	2,549	2,991
Lafitte, LA	823	539	3,103	3,642
Poydras, LA	2,394	284	1,633	1,917

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Weedpatch, CA	2,394	277	1,463	1,739
Muncy, PA	2,393	0	207	207
Holcomb, KS	2,393	179	1,009	1,188
Pierre Part, LA	2,393	212	1,221	1,433
Stanfield, OR	2,395	287	2,006	2,292
Poydras, LA	2,394	284	1,633	1,917

Source: The Poydras, 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.