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

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Natchitoches

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

 

Natchitoches, LA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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C

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
D-
Violent Crime Grade
D-
Property Crime Grade
D-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 272

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Natchitoches is about 1 in 272.

$27

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Natchitoches resident about $27 per year.

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

The C grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly higher than the average US city. Natchitoches is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Natchitoches's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Natchitoches is 3.681 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Natchitoches generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Natchitoches may be as high as 1 in 194 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 493 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the west parts of Natchitoches, LA: about 21 per year. The northeast part of Natchitoches has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 3 in a typical year.

How Natchitoches's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

Natchitoches, LA: 3.681
Louisiana: 5.221
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches, LA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Natchitoches about $722,534 in 2025, or roughly $27 per resident. This is part of Natchitoches's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Natchitoches, including every crime type and how Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches's crime maps on the Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Natchitoches.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Natchez, LA
C-
D
D+
B-
Irma, LA
C
D+
C+
C+
Hagewood, LA
D+
D
D+
C+
Clarence, LA
C
D
C+
B-
St. Maurice, LA
C-
D-
A
D-
Powhatan, LA
D
D+
D
C-
Flora, LA
D-
D-
D-
D
Cypress, LA
D+
D
D
C
Kadesh, LA
D-
D-
F
D-
Robeline, LA
D-
D+
D-
D+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Natchitoches is higher 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
Scotch Plains, NJ
A
A+
A+
A+
Guthrie, OK
C-
D+
D+
D+
Hartselle, AL
B
A-
A-
D
Hauppauge, NY
B-
C+
C+
A+
Hayesville, OR
D-
C
C
B
Hazel Dell, WA
F
C-
C-
A
Rolling Meadows, IL
C+
B
B
B+
Rosemont, CA
D+
D-
D-
B+
Saginaw, TX
C
C+
C+
F
Saline, MI
B+
B+
B+
B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Natchitoches, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Natchitoches schools on SchoolGrade

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