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Tallulah, 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

The crime rate in Tallulah is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Tallulah is 1 in 62. Based on FBI crime data, Tallulah is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Louisiana, Tallulah has a crime rate that is higher than 57% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Tallulah to other communities of similar population, then Tallulah crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Tallulah does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Tallulah 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 Tallulah.

For Tallulah, 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 Tallulah is one in 89.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Tallulah experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Tallulah is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Tallulah than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 205.

Tallulah Crime Data

total Crime Index

29

(100 is safest)


Safer than 29% of U.S. cities.

Tallulah Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

67

29

96

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

11.27

4.88

16.15

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
11.27
6.29
National Median: 4
    Tallulah
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 89

in Tallulah

1 in 159

in Louisiana

Tallulah Violent Crimes

Population: 5,946
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 1 0 65
Rate per 1,000 0.17 0.17 0.00 10.93

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
4.88
27.48
National Median: 20
    Tallulah
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 205

in Tallulah

1 in 36

in Louisiana

Property Crimes

Population: 5,946
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 12 4
Rate per 1,000 2.19 2.02 0.67

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

Tallulah Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
34
29
National Median: 27.0
    Tallulah
    Louisiana

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