Burglary per Capita in St. James Parish
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 St. James Parish residents.
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1 in 287
Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in St. James Parish is about 1 in 287.
$32
Burglary costs the average St. James Parish resident about $32 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in St. James Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in St. James 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 St. James Parish, LA Safe from Burglary?
The D+ grade means the rate of burglary is higher than the average US county. St. James Parish is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of counties are safer and 29% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. James Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of burglary in St. James Parish is 3.483 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. James Parish generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in St. James Parish may be as high as 1 in 202 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 634 in the southeast part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the central parts of St. James Parish, LA: about 15 per year. The west part of St. James Parish has fewer cases of burglary with only 3 in a typical year.
How St. James Parish's Burglary Rate Compares
The chart below compares the burglary rate in St. James 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.
| St. James Parish, LA: | 3.483 |
|---|---|
| Louisiana: | 4.295 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, St. James Parish is safer than 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 Burglary in St. James Parish, LA
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of St. James Parish about $604,716 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of St. James Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. James Parish, including every crime type and how St. James Parish compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Burglary Map
Remember that burglary 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 St. James Parish's crime maps on the St. James Parish overall crime page.
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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of burglary in St. James Parish is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. James Parish.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | D | D+ | D- | |
B+ | B- | B | B- | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B+ | C+ | B | C- | |
D+ | D | D | D | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
B | C | B- | C | |
D | D- | D | D | |
D- | C- | F | D | |
D | D- | D | D- |
Burglary in County with Similar Populations
St. James Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | A- | A- | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
A+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
A | B | B | B | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | A | A | A- | |
A- | A | A | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. James Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See St. James Parish schools on SchoolGrade
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