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Basile, LA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Basile is safer than 64% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Louisiana, only on the order of 24% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Basile. If you live in Basile, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 149. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Basile has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Basile is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Basile does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Basile.

For Basile, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Basile is one in 149.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Basile compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Basile is just 0 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Basile is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Basile Crime Data

total Crime Index

64

(100 is safest)


Safer than 64% of U.S. cities.

Basile Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

0

8

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.69

0.00

6.69

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.69
6.29
National Median: 4
    Basile
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 149

in Basile

1 in 159

in Louisiana

Basile Violent Crimes

Population: 1,195
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
0.0
27.48
National Median: 20
    Basile
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 10,000

in Basile

1 in 36

in Louisiana

Property Crimes

Population: 1,195
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Basile Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
7
29
National Median: 27.0
    Basile
    Louisiana

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