Hicks, LA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Hicks is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hicks's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Hicks is 14.98 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hicks generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Hicks may be as high as 1 in 39 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 117 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northwest parts of Hicks, LA: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Hicks has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hicks's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Hicks 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, Hicks is as safe as 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 Hicks, LA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Hicks about $23,656 in 2025, or roughly $78 per resident. This is part of Hicks's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hicks, including every crime type and how Hicks 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 Hicks's crime maps on the Hicks overall crime page.

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Individual Hicks Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Simpson, LA	D	D	D	D
Lacamp, LA	C-	D-	C-	C
Temple, LA	C	D-	C	C-
Walnut Hill, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Leander, LA	C	D	C	C
Stille, LA	C-	D-	C	C
Sieper, LA	D+	D	D+	D+
Hineston, LA	D	D-	D	D-
Fort Polk North, LA	D+	F	C	C+
Otis, LA	D+	D-	C-	D+

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Hicks 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
Moe, SD	D	C-	C-	D+
Mentor, KY	A	A	A	A
Messer, OK	C-	C-	C-	C
Messick, IN	A-	A	A	A-
Michigan City, ND	D	B	B	C
Miles, WA	D-	D+	D+	D-
Millburne, WY	C	D+	D+	C-
Milledgeville, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Miller, NE	B-	A-	A-	A-
Millers Creek, KY	C-	A-	A-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hicks, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hicks schools on SchoolGrade

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