Poydras, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Poydras

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Poydras_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,915 (estimate)	3,864	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Poydras_{/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)	280 (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)	1,634 (estimate)	3,298	2,451

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The overall crime rate in Poydras is 33% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.25 daily crimes that occur in Poydras.
Poydras is safer than 46% of the cities in the United States.
In Poydras you have a 1 in 53 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Poydras has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Poydras (per 100,000 people)

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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 357

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	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}
Lafourche Crossing, LA	2,125	161	939	1,101
Lafitte, LA	823	204	1,187	1,391
Jean Lafitte, LA	1,888	235	1,369	1,604
Belle Chasse, LA	13,709	300	1,750	2,050
Arabi, LA	4,542	405	2,363	2,768
Meraux, LA	6,787	469	2,731	3,199
Timberlane, LA	10,596	527	3,073	3,600
Poydras, LA	2,394	280	1,634	1,915

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Weedpatch, CA	2,394	279	1,602	1,881
Muncy, PA	2,393	142	784	926
Pierre Part, LA	2,393	217	1,267	1,485
Stanfield, OR	2,395	143	1,603	1,747
Holcomb, KS	2,393	185	1,108	1,292
Poydras, LA	2,394	280	1,634	1,915

Source: The Poydras, 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.