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2012 | Jackson, Louisiana | Homicide rate

Summary Information

Range in Louisiana
(Min-Max):
5-55
Overall in Louisiana: 13
Years of Data Used: 2002-2008
What It Is:

Homicide is represented as a crude death rate due to murder or non-negligent manslaughter per 100,000 population.

Where It Comes From:

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).  NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

Table ↓
Homicide Rate Age-adjusted homicide rate per 100,000
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
PlaceHomicide RateError Margin
Acadia
Allen
Ascension64-8
Assumption
Avoyelles
Beauregard
Bienville
Bossier75-8
Caddo1614-18
Calcasieu87-10
Caldwell
Cameron
Catahoula
Claiborne
Concordia1710-24
De Soto
East Baton Rouge1615-17
East Carroll
East Feliciana
Evangeline
Franklin
Grant
Iberia64-8
Iberville138-18
Jackson
Jefferson1513-16
Jefferson Davis
La Salle
Lafayette65-8
Lafourche64-8
Lincoln
Livingston53-7
Madison
Morehouse127-17
Natchitoches95-12
Orleans5552-57
Ouachita76-9
Plaquemines
Pointe Coupee
Rapides97-11
Red River
Richland
Sabine
St. Bernard85-11
St. Charles85-11
St. Helena
St. James
St. John the Baptist1712-21
St. Landry75-9
St. Martin
St. Mary85-11
St. Tammany53-6
Tangipahoa107-12
Tensas
Terrebonne75-9
Union
Vermilion
Vernon
Washington1510-19
Webster95-12
West Baton Rouge137-19
West Carroll
West Feliciana
Winn