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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$597,510

Cost of Crime™ for Cankton, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,256 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cankton 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 Cankton, LA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cankton's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Cankton sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Cankton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cankton is 27.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Cankton, LA report the most crime, about 13 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cankton, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cankton for 2025 is $597,510, about $484 per resident and $1,256 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cankton Compared to Other Cities?

Cankton, LA:	$484
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cankton is $484 per year, which is $20 more than the national average and $239 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cankton:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $936 more than in Cankton.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $201 less than in Cankton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Cankton	Cost per Cankton Resident
Murder	$235,945	$191
Rape/Sexual Assault	$61,361	$50
Robbery	$18,123	$15
Assault	$51,810	$42
Kidnapping	$9,800	$8
Vehicle Theft	$42,375	$34
Burglary	$43,476	$35
Theft	$78,651	$64
Arson	$1,987	$2
Vandalism	$20,081	$16
Animal Cruelty	$848	$1
Drug Crimes	$32,905	$27
Identity Theft	$148	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$597,510	$484

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cankton, 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 Cankton totals $1,877,499 ($1,520 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,475,009 ($2,004 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 city holds few 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 Cankton's 1,235 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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Cankton 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 Cankton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.461
Robbery	0.4665
Rape	0.8194
Murder	0.1017
Total Violent Crime	2.848 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.30
Vehicle Theft	2.216
Burglary	3.881
Arson	0.0666
Total Property Crime	18.46 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1309
Drug Crimes	3.602
Vandalism	2.276
Identity Theft	0.0155
Animal Cruelty	0.0928
Total "Other" Rate	6.117 (B)

Individual Cankton Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Cankton is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cankton.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Higginbotham, LA	D	D+	D-
Ossun, LA	D	D-	D+
Sunset, LA	D+	D+	D
Carencro, LA	D	D	D-
Church Point, LA	D	D-	D
Mire, LA	C-	C-	D
Scott, LA	D-	D-	D-
Grand Coteau, LA	F	F	F
Duson, LA	D	D	D-
Mowata, LA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cankton is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hill, NH	B+	A	A
South Fork, CO	D	C+	C+
Silver Lake, OR	C	D+	D+
Sidon, MS	C	B+	B+
Sidney, ME	A	A+	A+
Shoreham, MI	A-	A-	A-
Shady Grove, TX	C-	C+	C+
Seven Mile, WA	D	C+	C+
Salem, IA	A+	A	A
Round Lake, MN	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Cankton is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cankton, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Cankton schools on SchoolGrade

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