By JIM BUTLER

Alexandria’s crime rate hasn’t drawn a White House response but it is getting attention.

Two different media reports place the city as the third most-dangerous in Louisiana. Both cite the Federal Uniform Crime Reporting system though they give different numbers.

The city ranks higher than several larger ones, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, on both lists. (Incidentally, Marksville tops one of the lists and is fourth on the other.) Only in Louisiana touts good and bad on its reports; Reolink postings are most often related to the security equipment company field of enterprise.

According to Only in Louisiana, an Alexandria resident has a 1 in 68 chance of being a violent crime victim and a 1 in 12 chance of being a property crime victim.

Reolink puts those odds at 1 in 50 and 1 in 16.

Numbers in the FBI report are from information submitted by local law enforcement agencies.

The totals are a global view, not taking into account time of a crime or location within the jurisdiction, nor how many are committed by repeat offenders.

The numbers reflect complaints responded to, not charges made in connection with them.