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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$31.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Evangeline Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,472 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish, LA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Evangeline Parish's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Evangeline Parish sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of counties and behind 88%. The grade covers only Evangeline Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Evangeline Parish is 49.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the east areas to 1 in 28 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Evangeline Parish, LA report the most crime, about 438 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 26 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Evangeline Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Evangeline Parish for 2025 is $31,517,519, about $944 per resident and $2,472 per household. That equals 3.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

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

Evangeline Parish, LA:	$944
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Evangeline Parish is $944 per year, which is $480 more than the national average and $221 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Evangeline Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $234 more than in Evangeline Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $549 less than in Evangeline Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Evangeline Parish	Cost per Evangeline Parish Resident
Murder	$13.5 million	$404
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.27 million	$38
Robbery	$804,399	$24
Assault	$6.73 million	$202
Kidnapping	$287,319	$9
Vehicle Theft	$652,726	$20
Burglary	$1.45 million	$43
Theft	$4.12 million	$123
Arson	$59,817	$2
Vandalism	$1.51 million	$45
Animal Cruelty	$24,574	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.12 million	$34
Identity Theft	$5,780	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$31,517,519	$944

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish totals $97,346,731 ($2,917 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $128,864,250 ($3,861 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 east 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 Evangeline Parish's 33,373 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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Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.019
Robbery	0.7663
Rape	0.6266
Murder	0.2150
Total Violent Crime	8.627 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.84
Vehicle Theft	1.263
Burglary	4.777
Arson	0.0742
Total Property Crime	29.95 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1420
Drug Crimes	4.557
Vandalism	6.350
Identity Theft	0.0224
Animal Cruelty	0.0995
Total "Other" Rate	11.17 (C)

Individual Evangeline Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Landry Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-
Allen Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D
Avoyelles Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+
Beauregard Parish, LA	A-	C	B+
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Evangeline Parish is higher 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
Upshur County, WV	A+	A-	A-
Chattooga County, GA	B+	C+	C+
Cheatham County, TN	B	C+	C+
Cheboygan County, MI	B+	C+	C+
Cherokee County, AL	B-	B+	B+
Chester County, SC	D+	D-	D-
Chippewa County, MI	D	F	F
Christian County, IL	A-	B	B
Churchill County, NV	D+	D	D
Charlevoix County, MI	A-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Evangeline Parish is less safe than 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 Evangeline Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Evangeline Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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