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Independence, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Independence crime rate is higher than the Louisiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #114

Independence, LA	3,056.95
Louisiana	2,167.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Independence, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	1	16	28	59	3	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	60.1	961.0	1,681.7	3,543.5	180.2	0.0	2,868
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.3	21.3	122.5	352.4	824.5	2,421.6	212.7	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Independence, LA	Count	0	NA	4	17	29	101	2	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	241.8	1,027.8	1,753.3	6,106.4	120.9	0.0	3,854
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	26.9	119.9	352.8	890.4	2,493.6	198.0	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Independence, LA	Count	0	1	4	15	29	62	9	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	59.0	236.0	885.0	1,710.9	3,657.8	531.0	0.0	3,569
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	25.2	119.0	342.0	915.7	2,453.7	171.3	NA	1,965
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Independence, LA	Count	0	1	5	15	40	91	4	1
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	59.5	297.6	892.9	2,381.0	5,416.7	238.1	59.5	4,304
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.7	114.5	401.9	1,012.5	2,476.6	199.4	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	1	19	26	49	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	55.4	1,052.0	1,439.6	2,713.2	0.0	0.0	2,533
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.2	114.9	395.6	1,002.2	2,427.1	218.2	NA	2,090
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Independence, LA	Count	0	2	0	2	8	23	4	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	110.9	0.0	110.9	443.7	1,275.7	221.9	0.0	1,317
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.8	30.3	135.9	442.0	1,029.5	2,504.3	260.8	NA	2,245
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2005	Independence, LA	Count	0	2	3	15	9	68	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	115.8	173.7	868.6	521.1	3,937.5	0.0	0.0	2,953
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	9.9	31.4	118.0	435.1	870.6	2,494.5	318.1	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Independence, LA		-0.25
Louisiana		7.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Independence, LA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2010	Independence, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Independence, LA	5.97
Louisiana	4.54
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Independence, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Independence, LA	Count	7	7	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	420.4	420.4	0.0	4.20
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	457.8	338.7	119.1	3.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2011	Independence, LA	Count	10	10	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	595.2	595.2	0.0	5.95
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	513.9	388.6	125.3	4.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2007	Independence, LA	Count	16	16	0
	Independence, LA	Per 100,000	876.2	876.2	0.0	8.76
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.7	379.9	146.8	4.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2005	Independence, LA	Count	8	8	0