The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bienville Parish, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$10.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bienville Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,074 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bienville Parish with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bienville Parish, LA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Bienville Parish's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Bienville Parish sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of counties and behind 69%. The grade covers only Bienville Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Bienville Parish is 37.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the northwest areas to 1 in 32 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Bienville Parish, LA report the most crime, about 113 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bienville Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bienville Parish for 2025 is $10,846,938, about $871 per resident and $2,074 per household. That equals 3.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bienville Parish Compared to Other Counties?

Bienville Parish, LA:	$871
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bienville Parish is $871 per year, which is $407 more than the national average and $148 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Bienville Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $307 more than in Bienville Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $476 less than in Bienville Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bienville Parish for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bienville Parish	Cost per Bienville Parish Resident
Murder	$5.56 million	$447
Rape/Sexual Assault	$596,396	$48
Robbery	$217,882	$18
Assault	$1.63 million	$131
Kidnapping	$82,027	$7
Vehicle Theft	$419,251	$34
Burglary	$485,926	$39
Theft	$1.03 million	$83
Arson	$19,341	$2
Vandalism	$389,193	$31
Animal Cruelty	$8,498	$1
Drug Crimes	$402,429	$32
Identity Theft	$1,749	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$10,846,938	$871

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bienville Parish, LA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bienville Parish totals $40,153,671 ($3,226 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $51,000,609 ($4,097 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Bienville Parish's 12,447 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bienville Parish Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bienville Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.571
Robbery	0.5565
Rape	0.7902
Murder	0.2378
Total Violent Crime	6.155 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.94
Vehicle Theft	2.175
Burglary	4.304
Arson	0.0643
Total Property Crime	22.48 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1087
Drug Crimes	4.371
Vandalism	4.377
Identity Theft	0.0182
Animal Cruelty	0.0923
Total "Other" Rate	8.967 (B)

Individual Bienville Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Red River Parish, LA	D	D	D-
Jackson Parish, LA	C-	C-	D
Webster Parish, LA	D+	D-	D
Lincoln Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Claiborne Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-
Bossier Parish, LA	C	C	C-
Winn Parish, LA	D+	D-	C-
Caddo Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-
De Soto Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Union Parish, LA	C+	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Bienville Parish is similar versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cook County, MN	D	C-	C-
Wabaunsee County, KS	B-	B	B
Villalba Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-
Vieques Municipio, PR	F	F	F
Chariton County, MO	C-	C-	C-
Chautauqua County, KS	D+	D	D
Van Buren County, IA	B+	A	A
Valley County, NE	C-	B+	B+
Chouteau County, MT	D+	D-	D-
Valley County, ID	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Bienville Parish is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bienville Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bienville Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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