The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sweet Lake, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$1.26 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sweet Lake, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,099 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sweet Lake 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 Sweet Lake, LA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sweet Lake's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Sweet Lake sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Sweet Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sweet Lake is 58.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 28 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Sweet Lake, LA report the most crime, about 53 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sweet Lake, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sweet Lake for 2025 is $1,264,719, about $792 per resident and $2,099 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): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sweet Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Sweet Lake, LA:	$792
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sweet Lake is $792 per year, which is $328 more than the national average and $69 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sweet Lake:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $628 more than in Sweet Lake.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $509 less than in Sweet Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sweet Lake	Cost per Sweet Lake Resident
Murder	$277,279	$174
Rape/Sexual Assault	$66,958	$42
Robbery	$20,458	$13
Assault	$462,951	$290
Kidnapping	$10,250	$6
Vehicle Theft	$17,775	$11
Burglary	$26,652	$17
Theft	$339,614	$213
Arson	$2,231	$1
Vandalism	$23,043	$14
Animal Cruelty	$530	$0
Drug Crimes	$16,875	$11
Identity Theft	$103	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$1,264,719	$792

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sweet Lake, 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 Sweet Lake totals $2,283,525 ($1,430 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,548,244 ($2,222 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 Sweet Lake's 1,597 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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Sweet Lake 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 Sweet Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.09
Robbery	0.4072
Rape	0.6915
Murder	0.0924
Total Violent Crime	11.29 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	41.06
Vehicle Theft	0.7188
Burglary	1.840
Arson	0.0578
Total Property Crime	43.68 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1059
Drug Crimes	1.429
Vandalism	2.020
Identity Theft	0.0083
Animal Cruelty	0.0449
Total "Other" Rate	3.607 (A)

Individual Sweet Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Holmwood, LA	C	D-	C-
Hackberry, LA	D-	F	F
Bell City, LA	C-	D	D
Lake Charles, LA	D	D	D-
Hayes, LA	C	C-	D+
Carlyss, LA	C-	C+	D
Thornwell, LA	C+	C-	C-
Ged, LA	D+	C-	D
Lake Arthur, LA	B	B+	B-
Toomey, LA	D+	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sweet Lake is higher 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
Jefferson, AR	D	C+	C+
Selma, OR	C	C	C
Sellers, SC	F	F	F
Rosebush, MI	B+	C-	C-
Long Lane, MO	C+	C-	C-
Lexington, GA	A-	B-	B-
Lavallette, NJ	A+	B+	B+
Lake Isabella, MI	B+	F	F
Jenkins, MN	B-	B-	B-
South Range, WI	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Sweet Lake 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 Sweet Lake, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sweet Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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