Westwego, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westwego, LA Summary

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

  • There were 196 total crimes committed in Westwego the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,371.2 total crimes per 100K people in Westwego.
  • The overall crime rate in Westwego is 2.02% above the national average.
  • Westwego ranks #51 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Westwego ranks #7,263 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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Westwego Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westwego is 2,371.2 per 100,000 people. That's 2.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.71% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westwego
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 196 2,371.2 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 2 24.2 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 459.7 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 40 483.9 639.4 369.8
Burglary 27 326.6 510.1 269.8
Larceny 112 1,354.9 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 205.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 156 1,887.2 2,884.4 1,954.4

Westwego 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 Westwego

40
Violent Crimes
483.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Westwego in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westwego is 483.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 206.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westwego each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.86% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.32% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westwego

156
Property Crimes
1,887.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 156 property crimes in Westwego in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westwego is 1,887.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westwego each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.57% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westwego

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Orleans, LA 370,128 22,522 6,084.9 4,640.8 1,444.1
Kenner, LA 66,250 1,751 2,643.0 2,230.9 412.1
Gretna, LA 17,358 733 4,222.8 3,623.7 599.1
Harahan, LA 8,827 91 1,030.9 861.0 169.9

Westwego SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
9
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