Ruston, LA Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ruston is 3,440.5 per 100,000 people. That's 38.91% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and -7.30% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,711.3 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 260.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ruston each year. That compares to a 1 in 182.0 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Ruston is 383.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's 4.66% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• -30.14% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 549.3 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 32.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ruston each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Ruston is 3,056.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's 44.87% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And -3.33% lower than the Louisiana property crime rate of 3,162.0 per 100,000 people.