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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$11.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Leesville, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,736 per household.

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

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Leesville's combined rate is higher than the norm. Leesville sits in the 20th percentile, ahead of 20% of cities and behind 80%. The grade covers only Leesville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Leesville is 37.69 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 15 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Leesville, LA report the most crime, about 115 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Leesville, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Leesville for 2025 is $11,383,236, about $680 per resident and $1,736 per household. That equals 2.3% 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): 38.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Leesville, LA:	$680
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Leesville is $680 per year, which is $215 more than the national average and $44 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Leesville:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $740 more than in Leesville.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $396 less than in Leesville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Leesville	Cost per Leesville Resident
Murder	$4.97 million	$297
Rape/Sexual Assault	$666,378	$40
Robbery	$308,931	$18
Assault	$1.43 million	$85
Kidnapping	$101,155	$6
Vehicle Theft	$499,977	$30
Burglary	$794,176	$47
Theft	$1.42 million	$85
Arson	$19,880	$1
Vandalism	$616,477	$37
Animal Cruelty	$10,489	$1
Drug Crimes	$545,857	$33
Identity Theft	$3,000	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$11,383,236	$680

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Leesville, 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 Leesville totals $36,569,909 ($2,183 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $47,953,145 ($2,863 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 city 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 Leesville's 16,752 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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Leesville 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 Leesville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.972
Robbery	0.5863
Rape	0.6561
Murder	0.1578
Total Violent Crime	4.372 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.35
Vehicle Theft	1.927
Burglary	5.227
Arson	0.0491
Total Property Crime	23.55 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0996
Drug Crimes	4.405
Vandalism	5.151
Identity Theft	0.0231
Animal Cruelty	0.0846
Total "Other" Rate	9.764 (C-)

Individual Leesville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New Llano, LA	C+	D	C
Fullerton, LA	C-	D-	C
Fort Polk North, LA	D+	F	C
Hawthorne, LA	D+	D+	D
Fort Polk South, LA	C-	D+	C-
Kurthwood, LA	C	D+	C-
Elmwood, LA	C-	C-	D+
Caney, LA	C	C+	C-
Walnut Hill, LA	D-	D-	D-
Anacoco, LA	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Leesville 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
Malibu, CA	D-	D-	D-
Pitahaya, PR	F	F	F
Pineville, NC	D-	C-	C-
Pike Road, AL	B+	A-	A-
Pierre, SD	D+	C-	C-
Pawleys Island, SC	D+	C-	C-
Ocean Acres, NJ	A+	A+	A+
North Reading, MA	A	A-	A-
North Dartmouth, MA	A-	B-	B-
Mercedita, PR	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Leesville 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 Leesville, LA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Leesville schools on SchoolGrade

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