Zachary has a population of 17,072. During the past three years, Zachary saw 2,081 arrests. For 2017, the Zachary's arrest rate totaled 516.05 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 63.03% makes Zachary higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 118 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Zachary also totaled 763 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Zachary had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Zachary averaged 118 violent crimes and 763 non-violent crimes.
The city of Zachary experienced 665 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 9 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 30 was for legacy rape and 1 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 62, and the aggravated assault total was 563.