Chatham, LA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Chatham in green. The most dangerous areas in Chatham 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 Chatham, LA Safe from Theft?

The F grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Chatham is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Chatham's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Chatham is 28.60 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Chatham generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Chatham may be as high as 1 in 28 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 53 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Chatham, LA: about 21 per year. The west part of Chatham has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Chatham's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Chatham 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, Chatham is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Theft in Chatham, LA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Chatham about $217,846 in 2025, or roughly $148 per resident. This is part of Chatham's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chatham, including every crime type and how Chatham 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 Chatham's crime maps on the Chatham overall crime page.

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Individual Chatham Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Womack, LA	D-	C	F	F
Vernon, LA	D+	D	D+	C-
Weston, LA	D+	B-	D-	D-
Okaloosa, LA	A-	B-	B+	A
Vixen, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Gaars Mill, LA	C-	D	C-	C
Jonesboro, LA	D	D	D-	D-
Quitman, LA	C-	D	D+	D+
East Hodge, LA	B-	D+	B	B-
Hodge, LA	C	D-	C-	C-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Chatham is higher 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
Riviera, TX	D	C-	C-	D
Copake, NY	B+	C	C	C+
Coverdale Crossroads, DE	C+	B	B	B
Crestone, CO	F	C-	C-	D-
Diablo, CA	B+	A-	A-	A-
Donahue, IA	C-	B-	B-	C-
Eastford, CT	A	A+	A+	B
Lebo, KS	C+	B-	B-	C-
Parsonsfield, ME	A-	A+	A+	B
Princeton, ME	C	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chatham, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Chatham schools on SchoolGrade

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