Louisiana Murder/Homicide Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Louisiana murder rate (i.e. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Louisiana murder/homicide rate for 2018 was 11.37 per 100,000 population, a 7.79% decline from 2017.
  • The Louisiana murder/homicide rate for 2017 was 12.33 per 100,000 population, a 4.14% increase from 2016.
  • The Louisiana murder/homicide rate for 2016 was 11.84 per 100,000 population, a 12.33% increase from 2015.
  • The Louisiana murder/homicide rate for 2015 was 10.54 per 100,000 population, a 2.93% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

MLA Citation:
All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 22.78
Louisiana 4,659,978 11.37
Missouri 6,126,452 9.91
Maryland 6,042,718 8.11
New Mexico 2,095,428 7.97
Alabama 4,887,871 7.84
South Carolina 5,084,127 7.71
Tennessee 6,770,010 7.36
Arkansas 3,013,825 7.17
Illinois 12,741,080 6.94
Nevada 3,034,392 6.66
Indiana 6,691,878 6.55
Alaska 737,438 6.37
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 6.12
Georgia 10,519,475 6.10
North Carolina 10,383,620 6.05
Mississippi 2,986,530 5.73
Michigan 9,995,915 5.51
Kentucky 4,468,402 5.46
Oklahoma 3,943,079 5.22
Florida 21,299,325 5.20
Arizona 7,171,646 5.15
Delaware 967,171 4.96
Ohio 11,689,442 4.82
Texas 28,701,845 4.61
Virginia 8,517,685 4.59
California 39,557,045 4.40
Kansas 2,911,505 3.88
West Virginia 1,805,832 3.71
Colorado 5,695,564 3.69
New Jersey 8,908,520 3.21
Montana 1,062,305 3.20
Washington State 7,535,591 3.13
Wisconsin 5,813,568 3.03
New York 19,542,209 2.88
Hawaii 1,420,491 2.53
North Dakota 760,077 2.37
Connecticut 3,572,665 2.32
Nebraska 1,929,268 2.28
Wyoming 577,737 2.25
Idaho 1,754,208 2.00
Massachusetts 6,902,149 1.97
Oregon 4,190,713 1.96
Utah 3,161,105 1.90
Minnesota 5,611,179 1.89
Maine 1,338,404 1.79
Iowa 3,156,145 1.71
Vermont 626,299 1.60
New Hampshire 1,356,458 1.55
Rhode Island 1,057,315 1.51
South Dakota 882,235 1.36
Historical Murder/Homicide Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Louisiana United States
2018 11.37 4.96
2017 12.33 5.32
2016 11.84 5.38
2015 10.54 4.95
2014 10.24 4.44
2013 10.67 4.52
2012 10.63 4.73
2011 11.06 4.71
2010 11.00 4.76
2009 11.78 5.02
2008 12.33 5.42
2007 14.56 5.68
2006 12.94 5.78
2005 9.98 5.65
2004 12.74 5.50
2003 13.00 5.68
2002 13.25 5.64
2001 11.21 5.62
2000 12.53 5.54
1999 10.70 5.69
1998 12.82 6.28
1997 15.67 6.80
1996 17.51 7.41
1995 17.04 8.22
1994 19.84 8.96
1993 20.35 9.51
1992 17.42 9.32
1991 16.93 9.80
1990 17.16 9.40
1989 14.90 8.71
1988 11.58 8.46
1987 11.12 8.29
1986 12.77 8.58
1985 10.87 7.98
1984 12.89 7.93
1983 14.17 8.26
1982 16.00 9.07
1981 15.63 9.81
1980 15.74 10.22
1979 16.94 9.75