Blanchard, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Blanchard, LA Summary

Crime in Blanchard research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Blanchard over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Blanchard:

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Blanchard the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 739.0 total crimes per 100K people in Blanchard.
  • The overall crime rate in Blanchard is -68.20% below the national average.
  • Blanchard ranks #27 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Blanchard ranks #2,785 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Blanchard Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Blanchard is 739.0 per 100,000 people. That's -68.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.03% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Blanchard
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 739.0 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 1 29.6 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 29.6 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 2 59.1 639.4 369.8
Burglary 2 59.1 510.1 269.8
Larceny 17 502.5 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 118.2 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 23 679.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Blanchard Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Blanchard

2
Violent Crimes
59.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Blanchard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Blanchard is 59.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,691.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Blanchard each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.75% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Blanchard

23
Property Crimes
679.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 property crimes in Blanchard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Blanchard is 679.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Blanchard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.43% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Blanchard

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shreveport, LA 180,763 8,317 4,601.1 3,790.0 811.0
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Minden, LA 11,711 447 3,816.9 2,826.4 990.5
Springhill, LA 4,597 38 826.6 739.6 87.0
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2
Greenwood, LA 3,077 121 3,932.4 3,509.9 422.5
Benton, LA 2,092 29 1,386.2 573.6 812.6

Blanchard SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8
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