Broussard, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Broussard, LA Summary

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

  • There were 362 total crimes committed in Broussard the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,566.8 total crimes per 100K people in Broussard.
  • The overall crime rate in Broussard is 10.44% above the national average.
  • Broussard ranks #54 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Broussard ranks #7,582 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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Broussard Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Broussard is 2,566.8 per 100,000 people. That's 10.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.16% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Broussard
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 362 2,566.8 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 14.2 15.8 6.3
Robbery 2 14.2 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 269.4 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 43 304.9 639.4 369.8
Burglary 75 531.8 510.1 269.8
Larceny 225 1,595.4 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 134.7 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 319 2,261.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Broussard 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 Broussard

43
Violent Crimes
304.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Broussard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Broussard is 304.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 328.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Broussard each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.32% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Broussard

319
Property Crimes
2,261.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 319 property crimes in Broussard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Broussard is 2,261.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Broussard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.58% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Broussard

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lafayette, LA 121,546 5,915 4,866.5 4,387.6 478.8
Youngsville, LA 15,654 285 1,820.6 1,584.3 236.4
Abbeville, LA 10,968 319 2,908.5 2,133.5 775.0
Carencro, LA 9,387 236 2,514.1 2,098.6 415.5
Scott, LA 8,696 262 3,012.9 2,920.9 92.0
Breaux Bridge, LA 8,149 396 4,859.5 4,049.6 809.9
Rayne, LA 7,100 65 915.5 873.2 42.3

Broussard SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8
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