Ville Platte, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ville Platte in green. The most dangerous areas in Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte, LA Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Ville Platte is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ville Platte's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Ville Platte is 0.2538 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ville Platte generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ville Platte may be as high as 1 in 2,755 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,286 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Ville Platte, LA: about 1 per year. The north part of Ville Platte has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ville Platte's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ville Platte to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Ville Platte is less safe 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 Murder in Ville Platte, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ville Platte about $7,629,666 in 2025, or roughly $477 per resident. This is part of Ville Platte's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ville Platte, including every crime type and how Ville Platte compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Ville Platte's crime maps on the Ville Platte overall crime page.

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Individual Ville Platte Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Ville Platte is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ville Platte.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tate Cove, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Point Blue, LA	D-	F	D-	F
Vidrine, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Belair Cove, LA	F	F	F	F
Gray Point, LA	B-	D+	B	F
Reddell, LA	D+	D	D	F
Mamou, LA	F	F	F	F
Pine Prairie, LA	D+	D	D+	D-
Easton, LA	C	D+	C-	D
Whiteville, LA	F	D-	F	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Ville Platte is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Martinville, LA	D	D-	D-	F
East Milton, FL	A+	B+	B+	B+
East Syracuse, NY	C	C-	C-	A
Eaton, OH	B	B-	B-	C
Eatontown, NJ	C+	A-	A-	A+
El Reno, OK	D	D	D	D+
Eunice, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Fairhaven, MA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Fruita, CO	C	C-	C-	B-
Galax, VA	C-	C	C	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ville Platte, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ville Platte schools on SchoolGrade

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