Lafayette Parish, LA Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Lafayette Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish, LA Safe from Robbery?

The C- grade means the rate of robbery is slightly higher than the average US county. Lafayette Parish is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of counties are safer and 34% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafayette Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of robbery in Lafayette Parish is 0.5688 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafayette Parish generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Lafayette Parish may be as high as 1 in 1,168 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,161 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of Lafayette Parish, LA: about 25 per year. The east part of Lafayette Parish has fewer cases of robbery with only 9 in a typical year.

How Lafayette Parish's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Lafayette 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.

Considering only the robbery rate, Lafayette Parish is as safe as 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 Robbery in Lafayette Parish, LA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Lafayette Parish about $4,593,637 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Lafayette Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lafayette Parish, including every crime type and how Lafayette Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Lafayette Parish's crime maps on the Lafayette Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Lafayette Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of robbery in Lafayette Parish is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Lafayette Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	C-
Vermilion Parish, LA	C	D+	C-	D+
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	D
Iberia Parish, LA	D	D-	D	D
St. Landry Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	D
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-	D
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-	C+
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+	C
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	C-
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	B-

Robbery in County with Similar Populations

Lafayette Parish is similar versus other counties of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
New Castle County, DE	D-	C-	C-	D
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	C-
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	D
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	D+
Erie County, NY	B	D+	D+	F
Brazoria County, TX	B-	B-	B-	C
Henry County, GA	B+	B+	B+	A-
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-	C-
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Elkhart County, IN	A	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafayette Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafayette Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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