New Iberia, LA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in New Iberia

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

 

New Iberia, LA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Drug-Related Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 207

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Iberia is about 1 in 207.

$36

Drug-Related Crime costs the average New Iberia resident about $36 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. New Iberia is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of cities are safer and 28% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Iberia's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in New Iberia is 4.834 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Iberia generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in New Iberia may be as high as 1 in 156 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 254 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of New Iberia, LA: about 47 per year. The south part of New Iberia has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 21 in a typical year.

How New Iberia's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

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

New Iberia, LA: 4.834
Louisiana: 5.221
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, New Iberia 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 Drug-Related Crime in New Iberia, LA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of New Iberia about $2,051,778 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of New Iberia's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Iberia, including every crime type and how New Iberia 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 New Iberia's crime maps on the New Iberia 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 New Iberia is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Iberia.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Olivier, LA
D+
D+
D+
C+
Cade, LA
D
D-
D-
C
Oubre, LA
C-
D+
D+
B-
Albania, LA
F
F
F
D+
Lydia, LA
D+
C-
D+
D
Loreauville, LA
C-
D+
D+
C
Lozes, LA
D
D
D-
C-
Jefferson Island, LA
F
D-
F
C
Avery Island, LA
D+
D-
C
D
Levert, LA
C-
D+
D+
C

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

New Iberia 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
Potomac, MD
B
B+
B+
A-
Hoffman Estates, IL
B-
A-
A-
B+
Kendale Lakes, FL
A-
A
A
B+
Liverpool, NY
B+
B+
B+
A+
Logan, UT
C+
C+
C+
D
Meridian, MS
B-
A-
A-
C
Methuen Town, MA
B
C
C
A-
New Bern, NC
D+
D+
D+
C-
Port Arthur, TX
F
F
F
C
Beaumont, CA
B
C+
C+
B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Iberia, LA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Iberia schools on SchoolGrade

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