Lafourche Parish, LA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Lafourche Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Lafourche Parish are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lafourche Parish, LA Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US county. Lafourche Parish is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of counties are safer and 19% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafourche Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of assault in Lafourche Parish is 4.004 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafourche Parish generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Lafourche Parish may be as high as 1 in 179 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 612 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northwest parts of Lafourche Parish, LA: about 170 per year. The east part of Lafourche Parish has fewer cases of assault with only 2 in a typical year.

How Lafourche Parish's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Lafourche Parish to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Lafourche Parish is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Lafourche Parish, LA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Lafourche Parish about $11,393,767 in 2025, or roughly $115 per resident. This is part of Lafourche Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lafourche Parish, including every crime type and how Lafourche Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lafourche Parish's crime maps on the Lafourche Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Lafourche Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of assault in Lafourche Parish is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Lafourche Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	C
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	C
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D+
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D+
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	C-
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-	F
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C	D-
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D

Assault in County with Similar Populations

Lafourche Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Story County, IA	B+	B+	B+	B
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-	A
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+	B
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-	A-
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-	C+
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B	B
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-	C+
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+	A
Grand Traverse County, MI	A-	B	B	B+
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafourche Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafourche Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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