Jena, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jena, LA Summary

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

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in Jena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 235.5 total crimes per 100K people in Jena.
  • The overall crime rate in Jena is -89.87% below the national average.
  • Jena ranks #15 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Jena ranks #886 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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Jena Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jena is 235.5 per 100,000 people. That's -89.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -93.32% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jena
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 235.5 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 29.4 15.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 58.9 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 3 88.3 639.4 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 510.1 269.8
Larceny 5 147.2 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 5 147.2 2,884.4 1,954.4

Jena 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 Jena

3
Violent Crimes
88.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Jena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jena is 88.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,132.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jena each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.19% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jena

5
Property Crimes
147.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 property crimes in Jena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jena is 147.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 679.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -94.90% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alexandria, LA 44,349 3,595 8,106.2 6,322.6 1,783.6
Natchez, MS 14,497 736 5,076.9 4,407.8 669.1
Pineville, LA 14,079 835 5,930.8 4,986.1 944.7
Marksville, LA 4,843 323 6,669.4 4,976.3 1,693.2
Olla, LA 1,349 1 74.1 74.1 0.0

Jena SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
3
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