Leesville, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leesville, LA Summary

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

  • There were 393 total crimes committed in Leesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,142.9 total crimes per 100K people in Leesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Leesville is 207.33% above the national average.
  • Leesville ranks #103 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Leesville ranks #9,728 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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Leesville Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leesville is 7,142.9 per 100,000 people. That's 207.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 102.70% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leesville
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 393 7,142.9 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 763.4 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 47 854.2 639.4 369.8
Burglary 57 1,036.0 510.1 269.8
Larceny 277 5,034.5 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 218.1 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 346 6,288.6 2,884.4 1,954.4

Leesville 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 Leesville

47
Violent Crimes
854.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
131.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Leesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leesville is 854.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 131.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 33.59% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leesville

346
Property Crimes
6,288.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
221.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 346 property crimes in Leesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leesville is 6,288.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 221.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 118.02% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leesville

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
Natchitoches, LA 17,374 1,253 7,211.9 6,106.8 1,105.1

Leesville SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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