Walker, LA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Walker, LA Summary

Crime in Walker research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Walker over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Walker:

  • There were 249 total crimes committed in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,891.8 total crimes per 100K people in Walker.
  • The overall crime rate in Walker is 83.64% above the national average.
  • Walker ranks #61 safest out of 83 cities in Louisiana.
  • Walker ranks #9,222 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Walker Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walker is 3,891.8 per 100,000 people. That's 83.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 38.19% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 2,816.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walker
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 249 3,891.8 2,816.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 609.6 436.0 256.0
Violent Crime 45 703.3 519.8 359.0
Burglary 17 265.7 405.4 229.0
Larceny 169 2,641.5 1,636.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 281.3 254.8 259.0
Property Crime 204 3,188.5 2,296.4 1,760.0

Walker Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Walker

45
Violent Crimes
703.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
95.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walker is 703.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 142.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 192.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 95.92% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.31% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 519.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walker

204
Property Crimes
3,188.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
81.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 204 property crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walker is 3,188.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 81.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.85% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,296.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walker

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Baton Rouge, LA 219,086 14,307 6,530.3 5,526.6 1,003.7
Gonzales, LA 14,259 613 4,299.0 3,934.4 364.7
Baker, LA 11,933 256 2,145.3 1,743.1 402.2

Walker SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
6
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