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Louisiana Quick Facts
CapitalBaton Rouge
Population (2008)4,410,796
Most Populous CityNew Orleans
GovernorBobby Jindal
Lt. GovernorMitch Landrieu
Chief JusticeCatherine D. Kimball
MottoUnion, justice, confidence
2008 Louisiana Crime Statistics
 LouisianaNationwide
Violent crime9,236510,195
Property crime19,7421,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter18310,770
Forcible rape23818,686
Robbery1,035112,608
Aggravated assault7,780368,131
Burglary3,840267,687
Larceny-theft14,8121,092,018
Motor vehicle theft92084,208
Arson17011,164
Other assaults15,8931,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting52874,133
Fraud1,794191,934
Embezzlement30017,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)		1,32889,030
Vandalism2,744228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)		1,748146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice41264,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)		59664,256
Drug abuse violations17,9591,464,014
Gambling838,096
Offenses against the family and children1,18687,197
Driving under the influence7,9771,171,935
Liquor laws6,845511,884
Drunkenness2,970474,378
Disorderly conduct12,180529,929
Vagrancy35526,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)		35,6133,469,174
Suspicion871,259
Curfew and loitering law violations493104,168
Runaways45084,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)

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