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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$15.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Franklin Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,965 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Parish's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Franklin Parish sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of counties and behind 54%. The grade covers only Franklin Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Franklin Parish is 31.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the east areas to 1 in 66 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Franklin Parish, LA report the most crime, about 196 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklin Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Franklin Parish for 2025 is $15,335,364, about $771 per resident and $1,965 per household. That equals 3.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Franklin Parish, LA:	$771
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Franklin Parish is $771 per year, which is $307 more than the national average and $48 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Franklin Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $407 more than in Franklin Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $376 less than in Franklin Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Franklin Parish	Cost per Franklin Parish Resident
Murder	$7.58 million	$381
Rape/Sexual Assault	$892,458	$45
Robbery	$407,283	$20
Assault	$2.70 million	$136
Kidnapping	$206,493	$10
Vehicle Theft	$317,070	$16
Burglary	$828,342	$42
Theft	$1.10 million	$55
Arson	$28,680	$1
Vandalism	$561,858	$28
Animal Cruelty	$10,627	$1
Drug Crimes	$705,178	$35
Identity Theft	$2,167	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$15,335,364	$771

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Franklin 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 Franklin Parish totals $55,258,538 ($2,779 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $70,593,902 ($3,550 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 central 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 Franklin Parish's 19,885 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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Franklin 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 Franklin Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.730
Robbery	0.6511
Rape	0.7402
Murder	0.2027
Total Violent Crime	6.324 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.67
Vehicle Theft	1.030
Burglary	4.593
Arson	0.0597
Total Property Crime	16.35 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1713
Drug Crimes	4.794
Vandalism	3.955
Identity Theft	0.0141
Animal Cruelty	0.0723
Total "Other" Rate	9.007 (B-)

Individual Franklin Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F
Tensas Parish, LA	F	F	F
Catahoula Parish, LA	D	D-	D-
Madison Parish, LA	D	F	D
Ouachita Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Claiborne County, MS	D+	C+	D+
Jefferson County, MS	D	C+	D
Warren County, MS	A	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Franklin 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
Ouachita County, AR	F	F	F
Meeker County, MN	A-	A-	A-
Meigs County, OH	B+	B-	B-
Meigs County, TN	C+	C-	C-
Menard County, IL	A+	B+	B+
Menominee County, MI	A-	C-	C-
Mercer County, IL	A+	A	A
Mercer County, KY	A-	A+	A+
Meriwether County, GA	B+	C+	C+
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	B-

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Franklin Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Franklin Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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