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Westlake, 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 Westlake is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 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 Westlake is 1 in 36. Based on FBI crime data, Westlake is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Louisiana, Westlake has a crime rate that is higher than 75% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 4,664, Westlake has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Westlake does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Westlake.

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

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Westlake's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Westlake is one in 666.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Westlake is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Westlake, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 38, which is a rate of 27 per one thousand population.

Westlake Crime Data

total Crime Index

12

(100 is safest)


Safer than 12% of U.S. cities.

Westlake Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

124

131

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.50

26.59

28.09

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.5
6.29
National Median: 4
    Westlake
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 666

in Westlake

1 in 159

in Louisiana

Westlake Violent Crimes

Population: 4,664
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 7
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50

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
26.59
27.48
National Median: 20
    Westlake
    Louisiana

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 38

in Westlake

1 in 36

in Louisiana

Property Crimes

Population: 4,664
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 28 91 5
Rate per 1,000 6.00 19.51 1.07

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

Westlake Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
35
29
National Median: 27.0
    Westlake
    Louisiana

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