Greenwood, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenwood, LA Summary

Crime in Greenwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Greenwood 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 Greenwood:

  • There were 121 total crimes committed in Greenwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,932.4 total crimes per 100K people in Greenwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenwood is 69.19% above the national average.
  • Greenwood ranks #75 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Greenwood ranks #8,913 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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Greenwood Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenwood is 3,932.4 per 100,000 people. That's 69.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.59% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenwood
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 121 3,932.4 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 4 130.0 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 292.5 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 13 422.5 639.4 369.8
Burglary 31 1,007.5 510.1 269.8
Larceny 68 2,209.9 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 292.5 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 108 3,509.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Greenwood 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 Greenwood

13
Violent Crimes
422.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenwood is 422.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.25% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.93% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenwood

108
Property Crimes
3,509.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
79.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Greenwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenwood is 3,509.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 79.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.69% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenwood

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
Longview, TX 81,811 2,710 3,312.5 2,872.5 440.0
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
Blanchard, LA 3,383 25 739.0 679.9 59.1

Greenwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
8
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