Lafourche Parish, LA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 228

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Lafourche Parish is about 1 in 228.

$32

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Lafourche Parish resident about $32 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime 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 Drug-Related Crime?

The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US county. Lafourche Parish is in the 45th percentile for safety, meaning 55% of counties are safer and 45% 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 drug-related crime in Lafourche Parish is 4.389 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafourche Parish generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Lafourche Parish may be as high as 1 in 184 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 288 in the west part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northwest parts of Lafourche Parish, LA: about 170 per year. The east part of Lafourche Parish has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 4 in a typical year.

How Lafourche Parish's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime 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.

Lafourche Parish, LA:	4.389
Louisiana:	5.221
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Lafourche 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 Drug-Related Crime in Lafourche Parish, LA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Lafourche Parish about $3,216,761 in 2025, or roughly $32 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 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 Lafourche Parish's crime maps on the Lafourche Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Lafourche Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime 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	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	C-
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	B+
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	B+
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	B
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	B
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	D-
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-	F
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	C
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C	B
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	C-

Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Story County, IA	B+	B+	B+	B
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-	A+
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+	C+
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-	D+
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-	D+
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B	B+
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+	A
Grand Traverse County, MI	A-	B	B	A-
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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Lafourche Parish, LA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Lafourche Parish