The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Start, 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?

$535,193

Cost of Crime™ for Start, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,365 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Start is 31.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 27 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Start, LA report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Start, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Start for 2025 is $535,193, about $628 per resident and $1,365 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Start Compared to Other Cities?

Start, LA:	$628
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Start is $628 per year, which is $164 more than the national average and $95 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Start:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $791 more than in Start.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $345 less than in Start

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Start	Cost per Start Resident
Murder	$241,167	$283
Rape/Sexual Assault	$36,244	$43
Robbery	$9,102	$11
Assault	$91,609	$108
Kidnapping	$8,457	$10
Vehicle Theft	$9,812	$12
Burglary	$33,304	$39
Theft	$61,685	$72
Arson	$1,235	$1
Vandalism	$13,316	$16
Animal Cruelty	$434	$1
Drug Crimes	$28,787	$34
Identity Theft	$41	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$535,193	$628

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Start, 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 Start totals $1,795,754 ($2,108 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,330,947 ($2,736 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 Start's 852 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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Start 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 Start residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.744
Robbery	0.3396
Rape	0.7016
Murder	0.1506
Total Violent Crime	4.936 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.98
Vehicle Theft	0.7437
Burglary	4.310
Arson	0.0600
Total Property Crime	19.09 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1637
Drug Crimes	4.568
Vandalism	2.188
Identity Theft	0.0062
Animal Cruelty	0.0689
Total "Other" Rate	6.994 (B-)

Individual Start Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Girard, LA	C-	D+	D+
Rayville, LA	D	F	D
Crew Lake, LA	D+	D-	C-
Jonesburg, LA	C-	D	D+
Dehlco, LA	B-	C+	C
Bee Bayou, LA	D+	F	C-
Sicard, LA	D-	D	D-
Archibald, LA	C-	F	C-
Buckner, LA	D	D-	D+
Mangham, LA	C	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Start 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
Isadore, MI	A+	B+	B+
Whiteman Air Force Base, MO	F	C-	C-
Hecker, IL	B	B+	B+
White City, KS	D-	C	C
Higginson, AR	C+	D	D
Hilliard, MO	C	D-	D-
West Dryden, NY	B	B-	B-
Hoagland, OH	C+	B+	B+
Waverly, KY	C	B	B
Hoskins, NE	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Start 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 Start, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 7% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Start schools on SchoolGrade

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