Hester, LA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Hester

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Hester residents.

 

Hester, LA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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B-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
B-
Violent Crime Grade
B+
Property Crime Grade
C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 411

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hester is about 1 in 411.

$18

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Hester resident about $18 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Hester in green. The most dangerous areas in Hester 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 Hester, LA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The B- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Hester is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of cities are safer and 60% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Hester is 2.433 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hester generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Hester may be as high as 1 in 393 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 415 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the north parts of Hester, LA: about 1 per year. The west part of Hester has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hester's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Hester to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Hester, LA: 2.433
Louisiana: 5.221
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Hester is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Hester, LA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Hester about $11,499 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Hester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hester, including every crime type and how Hester compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Hester's crime maps on the Hester overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Hester is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hester.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Grand Point, LA
C+
B
D+
B
Paulina, LA
B-
B+
C
B-
North Vacherie, LA
D
D-
D
C+
Lutcher, LA
D
D
D
B-
Gramercy, LA
D+
B-
D-
B+
Vacherie, LA
C-
D
D+
B-
St. James, LA
D-
D-
F
C
Romeville, LA
F
F
F
B-
Convent, LA
D-
D-
D-
B-
Wallace, LA
D
D+
D-
B+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Hester is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Junction City, MO
D
D
D
D+
Scotts Crossroad, VA
D+
C
C
D+
Saratoga, KS
C-
C
C
F
Kildare, TX
D
D-
D-
D+
Kessler, WV
D+
D
D
D
Kerrick, MN
D+
C
C
B
Kerby Knob, KY
D+
B-
B-
F
Kelayres, PA
A-
B
B
A
Keene, WI
A
B+
B+
A-
Keene Valley, NY
D+
F
F
A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hester, LA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hester schools on SchoolGrade

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