Theft per Capita in St. Joseph
The map below shows theft per 1,000 St. Joseph residents.
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1 in 36
Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in St. Joseph is about 1 in 36.
$144
Theft costs the average St. Joseph resident about $144 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in St. Joseph in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph, LA Safe from Theft?
The F grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. St. Joseph is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Joseph's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in St. Joseph is 27.78 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Joseph generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in St. Joseph may be as high as 1 in 27 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 94 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of St. Joseph, LA: about 8 per year. The north part of St. Joseph has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How St. Joseph's Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the theft rate in St. Joseph to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| St. Joseph, LA: | 27.78 |
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| Louisiana: | 16.49 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph, LA
Theft is projected to cost the residents of St. Joseph about $197,414 in 2025, or roughly $144 per resident. This is part of St. Joseph's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Joseph, including every crime type and how St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph's crime maps on the St. Joseph overall crime page.
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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in St. Joseph is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to St. Joseph.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
D- | C- | D | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | F | D | D | |
D | D+ | D | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | C- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F |
Theft in City with Similar Populations
St. Joseph 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 |
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A- | B- | B- | C+ | |
D+ | B | B | C | |
F | C- | C- | F | |
B- | D+ | D+ | B | |
C- | D- | D- | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
D+ | C | C | C | |
B- | C | C | B | |
B- | C | C | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Joseph, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 11% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See St. Joseph schools on SchoolGrade
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