Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ruston, LA Crime Grade
How Ruston 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Louisiana
2/10
vs. Louisiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ruston, LA was 286.0 per 100,000 residents (64 incidents over a population of 22,374). That puts Ruston 12% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 39% below the Louisiana statewide rate of 466.0.
That ranks Ruston #2,578 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 32% of them, and #7 of 35 in Louisiana. Violent crime is down 33% year over year and down 51% over the last five years.
Ruston, LA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Louisiana Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 286.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,578 of 3,771
- LA rank
- #7 of 35
- Safer than
- 32% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 33%
- 5-year change
- down 51%
- Population
- 22,374
- Reporting agency
- Ruston Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Ruston Police Department (FBI ORI LA0310200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ruston (red), Louisiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ruston 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 589.4(129) | 802.3(180) | 643.8(144) | 426.8(95) | 286.0(64) |
| Murder | 18.3(4) | 13.4(3) | 4.5(1) | 13.5(3) | 13.4(3) |
| Rape | 36.5(8) | 80.2(18) | 40.2(9) | 22.5(5) | 8.9(2) |
| Robbery | 45.7(10) | 80.2(18) | 40.2(9) | 40.4(9) | 17.9(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 488.9(107) | 628.5(141) | 558.9(125) | 350.4(78) | 245.8(55) |
| Property crime | 3134.1(686) | 3811.0(855) | 3970.3(888) | 2956.1(658) | 3499.6(783) |
| Burglary | 603.1(132) | 579.5(130) | 348.7(78) | 359.4(80) | 210.1(47) |
| Larceny | 2325.5(509) | 3088.9(693) | 3474.0(777) | 2412.5(537) | 3079.5(689) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 196.5(43) | 133.7(30) | 143.1(32) | 184.2(41) | 210.1(47) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Ruston, LA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Ruston Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Ruston calculated?
- Ruston's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Louisiana state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Louisiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Ruston Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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