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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$129.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ouachita Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,951 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish, LA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Ouachita Parish's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Ouachita Parish sits in the 34th percentile, ahead of 34% of counties and behind 66%. The grade covers only Ouachita Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Ouachita Parish is 36.45 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the central areas to 1 in 41 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Ouachita Parish, LA report the most crime, about 1,040 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 428 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ouachita Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ouachita Parish for 2025 is $129,100,986, about $753 per resident and $1,951 per household. That equals 2.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Ouachita Parish, LA:	$753
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ouachita Parish is $753 per year, which is $289 more than the national average and $30 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Ouachita Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $425 more than in Ouachita Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $358 less than in Ouachita Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ouachita Parish	Cost per Ouachita Parish Resident
Murder	$57.9 million	$338
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.27 million	$42
Robbery	$2.72 million	$16
Assault	$22.9 million	$134
Kidnapping	$1.52 million	$9
Vehicle Theft	$4.81 million	$28
Burglary	$7.05 million	$41
Theft	$12.6 million	$73
Arson	$234,447	$1
Vandalism	$6.45 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$86,611	$1
Drug Crimes	$5.54 million	$32
Identity Theft	$23,547	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$129,100,986	$753

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish totals $425,132,643 ($2,480 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $554,233,628 ($3,233 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 west 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 Ouachita Parish's 171,424 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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Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.649
Robbery	0.5050
Rape	0.6994
Murder	0.1799
Total Violent Crime	6.033 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.15
Vehicle Theft	1.811
Burglary	4.532
Arson	0.0566
Total Property Crime	20.55 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1464
Drug Crimes	4.367
Vandalism	5.266
Identity Theft	0.0177
Animal Cruelty	0.0683
Total "Other" Rate	9.866 (B-)

Individual Ouachita Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Morehouse Parish, LA	D+	D	D-
Union Parish, LA	C+	D	C-
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+
Lincoln Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F
Jackson Parish, LA	C-	C-	D
Franklin Parish, LA	C+	D-	C+
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	C-
Madison Parish, LA	D	F	D
Bienville Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Ouachita 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
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	B
Indian River County, FL	A+	A+	A+
Jackson County, MI	A	C+	C+
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	A-
Kent County, RI	A-	A+	A+
Kings County, CA	C+	C	C
Midland County, TX	D-	D	D
Monroe County, MI	A	B	B
Monroe County, PA	A	B+	B+
Olmsted County, MN	A-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ouachita Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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