Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Natchitoches, LA Crime Grade
How Natchitoches grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Louisiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Louisiana
7/10
vs. Louisiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Natchitoches, LA was 861.7 per 100,000 residents (146 incidents over a population of 16,943). That puts Natchitoches 165% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 85% above the Louisiana statewide rate of 466.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Natchitoches (red), Louisiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Natchitoches vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 884.3(159) | 997.4(177) | 1105.1(192) | 908.8(154) | 861.7(146) |
| Murder | 22.2(4) | 22.5(4) | 34.5(6) | 35.4(6) | 11.8(2) |
| Rape | 44.5(8) | 67.6(12) | 74.8(13) | 76.7(13) | 118.0(20) |
| Robbery | 77.9(14) | 129.6(23) | 166.9(29) | 47.2(8) | 23.6(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 739.7(133) | 777.6(138) | 828.8(144) | 749.5(127) | 708.3(120) |
| Property crime | 6379.0(1,147) | 6896.9(1,224) | 6147.1(1,068) | 4455.6(755) | 4143.3(702) |
| Burglary | 1712.9(308) | 2484.9(441) | 1623.1(282) | 1298.3(220) | 1009.3(171) |
| Larceny | 4365.7(785) | 4175.4(741) | 4115.3(715) | 2868.1(486) | 2998.3(508) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 266.9(48) | 219.8(39) | 368.4(64) | 265.6(45) | 123.9(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Natchitoches's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Louisiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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