Ponchatoula, LA has a significantly higher rate of crime than the US national average. The violent crime rate in Ponchatoula is 49.8, much higher than the US average of 22.7. Furthermore, the property crime rate in Ponchatoula is 95, whereas the US average is 35.4. This indicates that citizens of Ponchatoula must take extra safety precautions when going outside as their risk of being involved in a crime is much higher than other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Ponchatoula violent crime is 49.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Ponchatoula property crime is 95.0. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.