FBI UCR Homicide Data — 19 recorded incidents
Leesville, Louisiana has recorded 19 homicides over the tracked period, with 22 victims identified. Tracking continues through 2026. The city ranks #273 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 16% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 3 of those incidents, while 9 remain open. The weapon mix skews toward firearm - handguns (roughly 42% of cases with weapon data), with firearm - type unknown, knife/cutting instrument, other weapon as the next-most-frequent categories. Reporting is dominated by Leesville Police Department, which filed 19 incident reports. The annual homicide count runs 80% below the per-city average for the FBI's tracking universe. Louisiana's statewide firearms policy — permitless carry and the habitual offender law — is part of the regulatory backdrop for the local dynamic, even as the city-level pattern is shaped most directly by community-level conditions and the broader opioid and fentanyl crisis. For broader statewide context, see our Louisiana state homicide data page. The Murder Channel's Louisiana coverage provides ongoing context for this city's homicide patterns as new FBI UCR reports are released.