The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in St. Landry Parish, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$86.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Landry Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,445 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish, LA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where St. Landry Parish's combined rate is much higher than the norm. St. Landry Parish sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of counties and behind 86%. The grade covers only St. Landry Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in St. Landry Parish is 48.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the northwest areas to 1 in 33 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of St. Landry Parish, LA report the most crime, about 830 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 200 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Landry Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. Landry Parish for 2025 is $86,608,929, about $926 per resident and $2,445 per household. That equals 3.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. Landry Parish Compared to Other Counties?

St. Landry Parish, LA:	$926
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. Landry Parish is $926 per year, which is $462 more than the national average and $203 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. Landry Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $252 more than in St. Landry Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $531 less than in St. Landry Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to St. Landry Parish	Cost per St. Landry Parish Resident
Murder	$38.4 million	$411
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.45 million	$37
Robbery	$2.16 million	$23
Assault	$14.9 million	$160
Kidnapping	$830,191	$9
Vehicle Theft	$3.70 million	$40
Burglary	$4.54 million	$49
Theft	$10.8 million	$115
Arson	$178,275	$2
Vandalism	$4.55 million	$49
Animal Cruelty	$65,804	$1
Drug Crimes	$3.00 million	$32
Identity Theft	$12,566	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$86,608,929	$926

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish totals $275,346,981 ($2,945 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $361,955,911 ($3,872 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, of which St. Landry Parish has 1, do the same, and of St. Landry Parish's 93,482 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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St. Landry 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 St. Landry Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.560
Robbery	0.7330
Rape	0.6087
Murder	0.2186
Total Violent Crime	7.120 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.30
Vehicle Theft	2.556
Burglary	5.354
Arson	0.0790
Total Property Crime	30.29 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1465
Drug Crimes	4.336
Vandalism	6.811
Identity Theft	0.0174
Animal Cruelty	0.0952
Total "Other" Rate	11.41 (C)

Individual St. Landry Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Avoyelles Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+
Allen Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	C+
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Landry 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
James City County, VA	A-	A	A
Rockingham County, VA	A-	A	A
Rockingham County, NC	C+	C+	C+
Putnam County, TN	C-	D	D
Liberty County, TX	D	C-	C-
Lawrence County, PA	A	A-	A-
Anderson County, TN	C-	C-	C-
Kosciusko County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Kauai County, HI	C	B+	B+
Josephine County, OR	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, St. Landry Parish is less safe than 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 St. Landry Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See St. Landry Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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