The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ville Platte, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$17.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ville Platte, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,996 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte, 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 Ville Platte's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Ville Platte sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Ville Platte's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ville Platte is 57.07 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 11 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Ville Platte, LA report the most crime, about 170 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 65 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ville Platte, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ville Platte for 2025 is $17,631,098, about $1,102 per resident and $2,996 per household. That equals 4.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ville Platte Compared to Other Cities?

Ville Platte, LA:	$1102
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ville Platte is $1,102 per year, which is $638 more than the national average and $379 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ville Platte:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $317 more than in Ville Platte.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $819 less than in Ville Platte

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ville Platte	Cost per Ville Platte Resident
Murder	$7.63 million	$477
Rape/Sexual Assault	$579,187	$36
Robbery	$422,121	$26
Assault	$4.06 million	$254
Kidnapping	$143,598	$9
Vehicle Theft	$302,291	$19
Burglary	$808,977	$51
Theft	$2.32 million	$145
Arson	$28,172	$2
Vandalism	$757,706	$47
Animal Cruelty	$11,600	$1
Drug Crimes	$559,291	$35
Identity Theft	$3,011	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$17,631,098	$1,102

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ville Platte, 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 Ville Platte totals $54,465,185 ($3,405 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $72,096,283 ($4,507 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 city 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 Ville Platte's 15,995 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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Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.844
Robbery	0.8390
Rape	0.5972
Murder	0.2538
Total Violent Crime	10.53 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	28.04
Vehicle Theft	1.220
Burglary	5.576
Arson	0.0729
Total Property Crime	34.91 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1481
Drug Crimes	4.727
Vandalism	6.631
Identity Theft	0.0243
Animal Cruelty	0.0980
Total "Other" Rate	11.63 (D+)

Individual Ville Platte Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tate Cove, LA	D-	D-	D-
Point Blue, LA	D-	F	D-
Vidrine, LA	C-	D	D+
Belair Cove, LA	F	F	F
Gray Point, LA	B-	D+	B
Reddell, LA	D+	D	D
Mamou, LA	F	F	F
Pine Prairie, LA	D+	D	D+
Easton, LA	C	D+	C-
Whiteville, LA	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ville Platte 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
St. Martinville, LA	D	D-	D-
East Milton, FL	A+	B+	B+
East Syracuse, NY	C	C-	C-
Eaton, OH	B	B-	B-
Eatontown, NJ	C+	A-	A-
El Reno, OK	D	D	D
Eunice, LA	D-	D-	D-
Fairhaven, MA	C+	D+	D+
Fruita, CO	C	C-	C-
Galax, VA	C-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Ville Platte 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 Ville Platte, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ville Platte schools on SchoolGrade

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