Buras, LA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Buras in green. The most dangerous areas in Buras are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Buras, LA Safe from Theft?

The B grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US city. Buras is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of cities are safer and 69% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Buras's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Buras is 6.496 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Buras generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Buras may be as high as 1 in 104 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 304 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southeast parts of Buras, LA: about 4 per year. The west part of Buras has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Buras's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Buras to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Buras is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Buras, LA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Buras about $58,973 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of Buras's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buras, including every crime type and how Buras compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Buras's crime maps on the Buras overall crime page.

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Individual Buras Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Buras is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Buras.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Triumph, LA	D+	F	C	C+
Empire, LA	D	F	B+	A-
Boothville, LA	D	F	C	C+
Venice, LA	D-	F	D+	C
Grand Isle, LA	D	C+	D-	D-
Golden Meadow, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Galliano, LA	F	D-	F	F
Cut Off, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Montegut, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Chauvin, LA	D	D	D	D

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Buras is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Babbitt, MN	D-	C+	C+	F
Bayfield, WI	D-	D-	D-	D
Wooster, AR	B-	C-	C-	B
Winthrop, MN	D+	B-	B-	D
Wetumka, OK	D-	D-	D-	D-
Browns Valley, CA	D	C-	C-	F
West Point, CA	D+	D	D	D+
West Homestead, PA	D-	D+	D+	F
Lakesite, TN	C+	C	C	B+
Rogers, OH	C	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buras, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Buras schools on SchoolGrade

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