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Lafourche County, LA Arrest Records

Lafourche County, LA is among the safest counties in the USA with 3.26 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Jefferson, Tangipahoa, Calcasieu, Terrebonne, Ascension counties in Louisiana.
Lafourche County, LA property crime rate is 19.00 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,168 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 5.73% compared to 2015.

Lafourche County, LA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Lafourche County in 2016 decreased by 1.75% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 328 to 320 while non-violent crime decreased by 1.63% from 1,899 to 1,868.

5 Crimes In Lafourche County, LA in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,168
Burglary 628
Aggravated assault 261
Motor vehicle theft 72
Robbery 28

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Lafourche County decreased by 2.44% from 2015 and increased by 315.58% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 77 to 320. In 2016 violent crime rate in Lafourche County was 30.63% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.326%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Lafourche County decreased by 1.63% from 2015 and decreased by 5.42% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,975 to 1,868. In 2016 property crime rate in Lafourche County was 33.15% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.9%.

How Lafourche stands up against other counties

Lafourche vs. Terrebonne

You’ll be in more safety in Lafourche compared to Terrebonne county that had 26.59% higher crime rate compared to Lafourche county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.2848 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.3003 in Terrebonne county.
Burglary rates of 6.3883 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 5.5114 in Terrebonne county.

Lafourche vs. Ascension

You’ll be in more safety in Lafourche compared to Ascension county that had 20.39% higher crime rate compared to Lafourche county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.2848 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.2714 in Ascension county.
Larceny rates of 11.8814 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 17.4772 in Ascension county.

Names with the most arrests in Lafourche

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Lafourche, Louisiana, the most crimes, that's 36.94% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Lafourche County is 0.33% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 6.1 daily crimes that occur in Lafourche County.
  • Lafourche, LA is safer than Terrebonne.
  • In Lafourche County you have a 1 in 45 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Lafourche, LA have decreased by 1.75%.

Lafourche Police Departments

Cities in Lafourche County

Names in Lafourche County