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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$156,881

Cost of Crime™ for Leander, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,399 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Leander 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 Leander, 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 Leander's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Leander sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Leander's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Leander is 26.38 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 42 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Leander, LA report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Leander, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Leander for 2025 is $156,881, about $534 per resident and $1,399 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Leander, LA:	$534
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Leander is $534 per year, which is $69 more than the national average and $189 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Leander:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $886 more than in Leander.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $250 less than in Leander

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Leander	Cost per Leander Resident
Murder	$60,155	$205
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13,181	$45
Robbery	$5,823	$20
Assault	$34,401	$117
Kidnapping	$2,437	$8
Vehicle Theft	$2,003	$7
Burglary	$8,627	$29
Theft	$16,150	$55
Arson	$440	$1
Vandalism	$3,716	$13
Animal Cruelty	$130	$0
Drug Crimes	$9,811	$33
Identity Theft	$9	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$156,881	$534

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Leander, 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 Leander totals $472,993 ($1,609 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $629,874 ($2,142 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 Leander's 294 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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Leander 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 Leander residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.074
Robbery	0.6296
Rape	0.7394
Murder	0.1089
Total Violent Crime	5.552 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.61
Vehicle Theft	0.4399
Burglary	3.235
Arson	0.0619
Total Property Crime	14.34 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1367
Drug Crimes	4.511
Vandalism	1.769
Identity Theft	0.0038
Animal Cruelty	0.0598
Total "Other" Rate	6.481 (B)

Individual Leander Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hineston, LA	D	D-	D
Lacamp, LA	C-	D-	C-
Sieper, LA	D+	D	D+
Stille, LA	C-	D-	C
Otis, LA	D+	D-	C-
Calcasieu, LA	D-	D-	D-
Hicks, LA	D+	D-	D
Elmer, LA	C-	D	C-
Wilda, LA	D+	F	C+
Temple, LA	C	D-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Leander is similar 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
Sims, AR	D	D+	D+
Shiloh Hill, IL	B+	B+	B+
Shive, TX	D-	D-	D-
Shoals, WV	B	C	C
Showell, MD	B-	D+	D+
Shunk, PA	A+	A+	A+
Sias, WV	B	D+	D+
Sierra City, CA	F	F	F
Sierra Vista, NM	B	C-	C-
Silica, MN	D+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Leander 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 Leander, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Leander schools on SchoolGrade

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