Theft per Capita in Louisiana
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Louisiana residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Louisiana residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Louisiana is about 1 in 40.
Theft costs the average Louisiana resident about $130 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Louisiana in green. The most dangerous areas in Louisiana are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The F grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Louisiana is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Louisiana's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Louisiana is 25.04 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Louisiana generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Louisiana may be as high as 1 in 15 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 343 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Louisiana, MO: about 54 per year. The southeast part of Louisiana has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Louisiana to the Missouri state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Louisiana, MO: | 25.04 |
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| Missouri: | 14.82 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Louisiana is less safe than the Missouri state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Louisiana about $527,342 in 2025, or roughly $130 per resident. This is part of Louisiana's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Louisiana, including every crime type and how Louisiana compares to other cities.
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 Louisiana's crime maps on the Louisiana overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | B+ | A | A- | |
C- | D- | B | B+ | |
C | D | B | B+ | |
A- | B+ | A | A | |
F | D- | F | F | |
D+ | D | A | A | |
D | D+ | C+ | B- | |
B | C | B+ | A- | |
B- | B- | B- | B+ | |
A- | B+ | A- | A- |
Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B+ | B+ | A- | |
A+ | A- | A- | A+ | |
B- | D+ | D+ | A+ | |
B- | C- | C- | C+ | |
A- | B | B | C | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
C+ | D | D | B+ | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
B | C | C | B+ | |
D- | C- | C- | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Louisiana, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Louisiana schools on SchoolGrade
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