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Ponchatoula, LA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Ponchatoula crime rate is much higher than the Louisiana average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #133

Ponchatoula, LA	4,193.74
Louisiana	2,167.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Ponchatoula, LA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	1	8	37	121	379	5	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.5	115.9	536.2	1,753.4	5,492.0	72.5	0.0	3,068
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.3	21.3	122.5	352.4	824.5	2,421.6	212.7	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	1	NA	4	33	111	221	8	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	14.8	NA	59.2	488.6	1,643.5	3,272.1	118.4	0.0	2,499
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	26.9	119.9	352.8	890.4	2,493.6	198.0	NA	1,996
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	2	17	53	189	312	9	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.9	254.5	793.4	2,829.3	4,670.7	134.7	0.0	3,975
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	10.8	25.2	119.0	342.0	915.7	2,453.7	171.3	NA	1,965
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	4	7	54	183	325	8	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	60.4	105.8	815.8	2,764.8	4,910.1	120.9	0.0	3,947
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.7	114.5	401.9	1,012.5	2,476.6	199.4	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	5	8	61	117	218	15	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	76.6	122.6	935.0	1,793.4	3,341.5	229.9	0.0	3,349
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.2	27.2	114.9	395.6	1,002.2	2,427.1	218.2	NA	2,090
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	4	9	56	189	300	30	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	62.0	139.6	868.4	2,930.7	4,651.9	465.2	0.0	4,249
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.8	30.3	135.9	442.0	1,029.5	2,504.3	260.8	NA	2,245
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	3	14	78	177	325	29	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	46.3	216.0	1,203.3	2,730.6	5,013.9	447.4	0.0	4,601
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	11.9	27.9	135.9	480.4	982.1	2,529.4	311.6	NA	2,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	2	11	76	204	417	30	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.0	176.2	1,217.2	3,267.1	6,678.4	480.5	0.0	5,185
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	14.2	32.4	141.7	541.2	1,038.9	2,683.5	353.6	NA	2,495
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	1	5	6	62	188	363	30	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	18.2	91.2	109.4	1,131.0	3,429.4	6,621.7	547.2	0.0	5,669
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	12.4	36.4	133.6	515.4	1,049.2	2,579.7	364.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	4	9	74	165	401	24	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	71.4	160.7	1,321.2	2,945.9	7,159.4	428.5	0.0	5,396
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	9.9	31.4	118.0	435.1	870.6	2,494.5	318.1	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Ponchatoula, LA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2006	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ponchatoula, LA	3.66
Louisiana	4.54
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Ponchatoula, LA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	28	24	4
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	419.2	359.3	59.9	3.89
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	510.6	397.6	113.0	4.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	28	24	4
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	423.0	362.6	60.4	3.93
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	513.9	388.6	125.3	4.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	28	23	5
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	429.2	352.5	76.6	3.91
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	542.8	405.8	137.0	4.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	29	23	6
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	449.7	356.6	93.0	4.03
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	557.5	401.9	155.6	4.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	26	21	5
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	401.1	324.0	77.1	3.63
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.9	403.1	123.8	4.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	25	20	5
	Ponchatoula, LA	Per 100,000	400.4	320.3	80.1	3.60
	Louisiana	Per 100,000	526.7	379.9	146.8	4.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	24	20	4
2005	Ponchatoula, LA	Count	25	22	3