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Ponchatoula Crime Rate Report (Louisiana)

Ponchatoula crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Ponchatoula for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Ponchatoula in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 24.8% and the city property crime rate in Ponchatoula was lower than the national property crime rate average by 2.84%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Ponchatoula was lower than the violent crime rate in Louisiana by 52.17% and the city property crime rate in Ponchatoula was lower than the property crime rate in Louisiana by 24.17%.

Property and Violent Crime
Ponchatoula Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Ponchatoula Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Ponchatoula Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault19
Arson0
Burglary10
Larceny and Theft94
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)202
Property Crime115
Violent Crime19
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft87
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape1
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)174
Property Crime87
Violent Crime18

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Ponchatoula Property Crime

Ponchatoula Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Ponchatoula Crime 2025

Ponchatoula Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Ponchatoula Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Ponchatoula Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Ponchatoula, Louisiana crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Ponchatoula crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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