The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Raceland, LA
Raceland is an unincorporated community of 13,000 in Lafourche Parish, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Houma · Updated November 2026
Is Raceland, LA safe?
Yes, crime in Raceland is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Raceland sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 45% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Raceland run from A to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 814 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Raceland as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Raceland scores 814.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Raceland, LA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Raceland, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Raceland
Burglary stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Raceland has 3.0.
The safest and least safe parts of Raceland
Every part of Raceland where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Raceland run from A to B-; 46% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Raceland, the northwest side has the least crime and the north side the most.
Crime rates and types in Raceland
CrimeGrade™ estimates Raceland has about 45 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 22% more than the US as a whole and close to Louisiana.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Raceland, about 49% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Raceland compares with nearby cities
Raceland has more crime than 3 of its 4 nearest cities. Bayou Blue and Lockport have the least crime nearby.
Walkability, night lighting and transit in Raceland
Two things set Raceland apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (6 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 51% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, yet theft and assault run higher here than that would suggest.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (6 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.51% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Raceland: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.22 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 82% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 77% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Raceland
Crime costs Raceland about $1,094 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 9% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $16 million a year, or $1,214 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$620,000
$48
Rape
$240,000
$18
Robbery
$38,000
$3
Assault
$3.0 million
$227
Burglary
$360,000
$27
Theft
$990,000
$76
Vehicle theft
$180,000
$14
Arson
$26,000
$2
Vandalism
$360,000
$27
Total
$5.8 million
$442
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Raceland means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Raceland, LA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 47% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Raceland on SchoolGrade
