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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$620,954

Cost of Crime™ for New Light, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,841 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Light 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 New Light, 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 New Light's combined rate is higher than the norm. New Light sits in the 23rd percentile, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only New Light's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Light is 35.96 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of New Light, LA report the most crime, about 18 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Light, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Light for 2025 is $620,954, about $770 per resident and $1,841 per household. That equals 3.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Light Compared to Other Cities?

New Light, LA:	$770
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Light is $770 per year, which is $306 more than the national average and $47 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Light:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $649 more than in New Light.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $487 less than in New Light

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Light	Cost per New Light Resident
Murder	$293,451	$364
Rape/Sexual Assault	$32,427	$40
Robbery	$17,757	$22
Assault	$109,755	$136
Kidnapping	$8,060	$10
Vehicle Theft	$12,160	$15
Burglary	$32,393	$40
Theft	$67,550	$84
Arson	$1,238	$2
Vandalism	$17,682	$22
Animal Cruelty	$435	$1
Drug Crimes	$27,975	$35
Identity Theft	$71	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$620,954	$770

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Light, 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 New Light totals $2,132,720 ($2,646 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,753,674 ($3,416 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 New Light's 806 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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New Light 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 New Light residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.742
Robbery	0.7004
Rape	0.6635
Murder	0.1937
Total Violent Crime	6.299 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.18
Vehicle Theft	0.9743
Burglary	4.431
Arson	0.0636
Total Property Crime	21.65 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1649
Drug Crimes	4.692
Vandalism	3.071
Identity Theft	0.0114
Animal Cruelty	0.0729
Total "Other" Rate	8.012 (C+)

Individual New Light Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Como, LA	C-	F	C+
Winnsboro, LA	D	F	D+
Big Creek, LA	B-	C-	B-
Baskin, LA	A	B-	A
Crowville, LA	D-	F	D-
Liddieville, LA	B	D	B+
Mangham, LA	C	D+	D+
Baskinton, LA	B-	B	C+
Charlieville, LA	D-	D-	D-
Longview, LA	B	D+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Light 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
Zuehl, TX	A-	B-	B-
Danevang, TX	B+	B	B
Cocolamus, PA	A	B	B
Chester Gap, VA	C+	B	B
Charleston, PA	B	A+	A+
Charleston, ME	A+	A+	A+
Chandlerville, IL	B+	C+	C+
Cayuta, NY	A	B+	B+
Carlotta, CA	D+	F	F
West Lincoln, MS	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, New Light 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 New Light, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Light schools on SchoolGrade

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