Boyce is a town of 4,490 in Rapides Parish, about 12 miles west of downtown Alexandria · Updated November 2026
Is Boyce, LA safe?
Crime in Boyce is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 64% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Boyce. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Boyce run from A to D-, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 750 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Boyce as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Boyce scores 750.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Boyce, LA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Boyce, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Boyce
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Boyce, 79% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Burglaries and aggravated assaults both run high. In Boyce, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.5 burglaries and 7.1 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.6 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Boyce
CrimeGrade™ estimates Boyce has about 58 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 57% more than the US as a whole and 27% more than Louisiana.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Boyce, about 45% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Boyce
The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office polices Boyce, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Boyce, 82% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (82%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (79%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (74%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (69%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Boyce compares with nearby cities
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Boyce has more crime than 98% of them.
Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Empty homes, walkability and night lighting in Boyce
Two things set Boyce apart: it has 17.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (2 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.17.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (2 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.27% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 94% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 91% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.16 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 90% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Boyce on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Boyce
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Boyce about $2,651 a year per household, about double the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $19 million a year, or $4,227 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.6 million
$361
Rape
$150,000
$33
Robbery
$26,000
$6
Assault
$1.5 million
$342
Burglary
$260,000
$58
Theft
$290,000
$64
Vehicle theft
$150,000
$33
Arson
$23,000
$5
Vandalism
$310,000
$69
Total
$4.4 million
$971
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Boyce means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Boyce, LA average a SchoolGrade of B: 38% of students test proficient, against 29% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Boyce on SchoolGrade
