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The Louisiana crime rate is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #46

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.

Louisiana Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Louisiana	Count	477	992	5,695	16,387	38,337	112,596	9,891	NA
	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	Louisiana	Count	498	1,244	5,548	16,319	41,184	115,342	9,160	NA
	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	Louisiana	Count	495	1,158	5,475	15,740	42,140	112,915	7,881	NA
	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	Louisiana	Count	513	1,268	5,239	18,386	46,320	113,301	9,123	NA
	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	Louisiana	Count	510	1,233	5,211	17,932	45,435	110,029	9,893	NA
	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	Louisiana	Count	530	1,359	6,105	19,855	46,246	112,493	11,717	NA
	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
2008	Louisiana	Count	527	1,232	5,994	21,191	43,320	111,567	13,743	NA
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.9	27.9	135.9	480.4	982.1	2,529.4	311.6	NA	2,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Louisiana	Count	608	1,393	6,083	23,233	44,602	115,209	15,180	NA
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	14.2	32.4	141.7	541.2	1,038.9	2,683.5	353.6	NA	2,495
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Louisiana	Count	530	1,562	5,729	22,098	44,986	110,613	15,640	NA
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	12.4	36.4	133.6	515.4	1,049.2	2,579.7	364.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Louisiana	Count	450	1,421	5,337	19,681	39,382	112,840	14,389	NA
	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

Louisiana	7.44
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.

Louisiana Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Louisiana	Count	9	3	0	5	0	1
	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	Louisiana	Count	22	7	6	8	1	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	Louisiana	Count	4	2	0	2	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
2011	Louisiana	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Louisiana	Count	13	4	7	2	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
2009	Louisiana	Count	13	9	0	3	1	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Louisiana	Count	67	60	1	3	3	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	2.7	2.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Louisiana	Count	31	22	4	2	3	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Louisiana	Count	22	14	2	2	2	2
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Louisiana	4.44
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.

Louisiana Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Louisiana	Count	13,567	10,037	3,530
	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
2013	Louisiana	Count	10,987	8,228	2,759
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	585.4	438.4	147.0	5.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Louisiana	Count	19,364	15,078	4,286
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	510.6	397.6	113.0	4.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Louisiana	Count	20,593	15,572	5,021
	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
2010	Louisiana	Count	18,493	13,824	4,669
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	542.8	405.8	137.0	4.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Louisiana	Count	15,453	11,140	4,313
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	557.5	401.9	155.6	4.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Louisiana	Count	22,621	17,306	5,315
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.9	403.1	123.8	4.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Louisiana	Count	20,981	15,133	5,848
	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
2006	Louisiana	Count	18,969	14,779	4,190
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	500.2	389.7	110.5	4.45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Louisiana	Count	16,901	13,622	3,279
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	455.1	366.8	88.3	4.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94