This report presents the number of offenses reported to and arrests made by Louisiana law enforcement agencies under the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program in 2011.
The Part I UCR Crime Index is composed of the offenses of murder/non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft. In 2011, there were a total of 194,150 total index crimes compared to 190,908 reported by law enforcement agencies in 2010. There were 513 murder/non-negligent homicides compared to 500 in 2010; 1,268 forcible rapes compared to 1,230 in 2010; 5,239 robberies compared to 5,297 in 2010; 18,386 aggravated assaults compared to 18,214 in 2010; 46,320 burglaries compared to 45,437 in 2010; 113,301 larceny-thefts compared to 110,260 in 2010; and 9,123 motor vehicle theft compared to 9,970 in 2010. The crime rate in 2011 was 4,243.8 crimes per 100,000 population, compared to 4,200 per 100,000 population in 2010. The offense rate is shown for each UCR offense. For total UCR index crimes reported in 2011 among all the States, Louisiana ranked first; it was ranked fourth in 2010. A total of 28,190 arrests were reported for all index crimes in 2011, compared to 31,812 arrests in 2010. The report notes, however, that the arrest data are not complete. Although some law enforcement agencies reported arrests for all 12 months, some agencies reported only partial data, and some agencies did not report any arrest data. Each year, the number of agencies participating in the UCR Program changes based on which agencies choose to participate and how many have submitted reports for the entire 12-month period. Thus, the report recommends that current data not be compared to prior years. Data are reported by city and county as well as the entire State. Extensive tables and figures