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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$60.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lafourche Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,579 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lafourche 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 Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish's combined rate is higher than the norm. Lafourche Parish sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of counties and behind 72%. The grade covers only Lafourche Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Lafourche Parish is 39.07 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the south areas to 1 in 39 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Lafourche Parish, LA report the most crime, about 1,449 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 43 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lafourche Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lafourche Parish for 2025 is $60,518,254, about $611 per resident and $1,579 per household. That equals 1.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Lafourche Parish, LA:	$611
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lafourche Parish is $611 per year, which is $147 more than the national average and $112 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Lafourche Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $568 more than in Lafourche Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $216 less than in Lafourche Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lafourche Parish	Cost per Lafourche Parish Resident
Murder	$20.4 million	$206
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.28 million	$43
Robbery	$2.03 million	$20
Assault	$11.4 million	$115
Kidnapping	$638,250	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.36 million	$14
Burglary	$3.96 million	$40
Theft	$9.84 million	$99
Arson	$127,019	$1
Vandalism	$3.17 million	$32
Animal Cruelty	$60,313	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.22 million	$32
Identity Theft	$10,264	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$60,518,254	$611

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish totals $159,650,317 ($1,611 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $220,168,571 ($2,222 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 northwest 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 Lafourche Parish's 99,088 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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Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.004
Robbery	0.6500
Rape	0.7130
Murder	0.1097
Total Violent Crime	5.477 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.18
Vehicle Theft	0.8873
Burglary	4.402
Arson	0.0531
Total Property Crime	24.52 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1062
Drug Crimes	4.389
Vandalism	4.483
Identity Theft	0.0134
Animal Cruelty	0.0823
Total "Other" Rate	9.074 (B-)

Individual Lafourche Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Lafourche 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
Story County, IA	B+	B+	B+
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+
Grand Traverse County, MI	A-	B	B
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafourche Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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