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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$92.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rapides Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,832 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rapides 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 Rapides 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 Rapides Parish's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Rapides Parish sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of counties and behind 65%. The grade covers only Rapides Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Rapides Parish is 35.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the central areas to 1 in 37 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Rapides Parish, LA report the most crime, about 1,078 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 242 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rapides Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rapides Parish for 2025 is $92,408,430, about $699 per resident and $1,832 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Rapides Parish, LA:	$699
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rapides Parish is $699 per year, which is $235 more than the national average and $24 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Rapides Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $479 more than in Rapides Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $304 less than in Rapides Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rapides Parish	Cost per Rapides Parish Resident
Murder	$39.0 million	$295
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.95 million	$37
Robbery	$2.27 million	$17
Assault	$18.4 million	$139
Kidnapping	$1.22 million	$9
Vehicle Theft	$2.31 million	$17
Burglary	$4.70 million	$36
Theft	$10.3 million	$78
Arson	$182,489	$1
Vandalism	$4.63 million	$35
Animal Cruelty	$80,238	$1
Drug Crimes	$4.26 million	$32
Identity Theft	$18,226	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$92,408,430	$699

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rapides 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 Rapides Parish totals $287,641,887 ($2,177 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $380,050,318 ($2,876 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 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 Rapides Parish's 132,133 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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Rapides 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 Rapides Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.855
Robbery	0.5472
Rape	0.6184
Murder	0.1572
Total Violent Crime	6.178 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.10
Vehicle Theft	1.130
Burglary	3.919
Arson	0.0572
Total Property Crime	20.21 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1525
Drug Crimes	4.358
Vandalism	4.901
Identity Theft	0.0178
Animal Cruelty	0.0821
Total "Other" Rate	9.512 (B-)

Individual Rapides Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	D+
Avoyelles Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Catahoula Parish, LA	D	D-	D-
Vernon Parish, LA	C	D+	C-
Natchitoches Parish, LA	D+	D-	D
Concordia Parish, LA	D	F	D
Beauregard Parish, LA	A-	C	B+
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	C+
Adams County, MS	B	A	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Rapides 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
Bossier Parish, LA	C	C	C
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	B+
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-
Skagit County, WA	D-	C+	C+
Cache County, UT	A	A-	A-
Sumter County, FL	A+	A-	A-
Fayette County, PA	A-	A-	A-
Napa County, CA	C-	D-	D-
Morgan County, AL	B	B+	B+
Sebastian County, AR	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Rapides Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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