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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$968,917

Cost of Crime™ for Oil City, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,454 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oil City 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 Oil City, 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 Oil City's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Oil City sits in the 32nd percentile, ahead of 32% of cities and behind 68%. The grade covers only Oil City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Oil City is 31.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 27 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Oil City, LA report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oil City, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Oil City for 2025 is $968,917, about $626 per resident and $1,454 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Oil City Compared to Other Cities?

Oil City, LA:	$626
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Oil City is $626 per year, which is $162 more than the national average and $97 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Oil City:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $793 more than in Oil City.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $343 less than in Oil City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Oil City	Cost per Oil City Resident
Murder	$432,242	$279
Rape/Sexual Assault	$83,269	$54
Robbery	$23,207	$15
Assault	$96,673	$62
Kidnapping	$6,078	$4
Vehicle Theft	$70,966	$46
Burglary	$79,152	$51
Theft	$83,809	$54
Arson	$1,728	$1
Vandalism	$50,166	$32
Animal Cruelty	$1,252	$1
Drug Crimes	$40,312	$26
Identity Theft	$61	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$968,917	$626

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Oil City, 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 Oil City totals $3,293,630 ($2,129 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,262,547 ($2,755 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 Oil City's 1,547 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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Oil City 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 Oil City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.176
Robbery	0.4769
Rape	0.8877
Murder	0.1487
Total Violent Crime	3.689 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.46
Vehicle Theft	2.962
Burglary	5.641
Arson	0.0463
Total Property Crime	19.11 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0648
Drug Crimes	3.523
Vandalism	4.539
Identity Theft	0.0051
Animal Cruelty	0.1094
Total "Other" Rate	8.241 (C+)

Individual Oil City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ferry Lake, LA	C	C-	C
Gray, TX	D	D	D-
Belcher, LA	C-	D	D+
Vivian, LA	D-	D-	D-
Uncertain, TX	D-	D+	D-
Cavett, LA	C-	D	D+
Mooringsport, LA	C+	C	C
Gethsemane, TX	D+	D	D
Dixie, LA	C	D+	C
Blanchard, LA	B-	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Oil City 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
Talbotton, GA	D-	D-	D-
Clarkton, MO	C	D	D
Coalfield, TN	C	D	D
Coburg, OR	C-	C-	C-
Cub Run, KY	C+	B	B
Darlington, LA	F	F	F
Darwin, MN	B	A-	A-
Edgar Springs, MO	B+	D+	D+
Elwood, NE	C+	A-	A-
Fords Prairie, WA	D+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Oil City 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 Oil City, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Oil City schools on SchoolGrade

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