Lafayette Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 275

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Lafayette Parish is about 1 in 275.

$56

Vehicle Theft costs the average Lafayette Parish resident about $56 per year.

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US county. Lafayette Parish is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of counties are safer and 6% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafayette Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in Lafayette Parish is 3.632 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafayette Parish generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Lafayette Parish may be as high as 1 in 174 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 375 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Lafayette Parish, LA: about 161 per year. The east part of Lafayette Parish has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 43 in a typical year.

How Lafayette Parish's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Lafayette Parish, LA:	3.632
Louisiana:	2.943
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Lafayette Parish 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 Vehicle Theft in Lafayette Parish, LA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Lafayette Parish about $14,439,065 in 2025, or roughly $56 per resident. This is part of Lafayette Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lafayette Parish, including every crime type and how Lafayette Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle 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 Lafayette Parish's crime maps on the Lafayette Parish overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of vehicle theft in Lafayette Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Lafayette Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D
Vermilion Parish, LA	C	D+	C-	C
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	C-
Iberia Parish, LA	D	D-	D	D-
St. Landry Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-	C-
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-	C
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+	D+
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	D-
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D

Vehicle Theft in County with Similar Populations

Lafayette Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
New Castle County, DE	D-	C-	C-	D-
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	F
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	D-
Erie County, NY	B	D+	D+	D+
Brazoria County, TX	B-	B-	B-	D+
Henry County, GA	B+	B+	B+	D+
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-	D+
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	B
Elkhart County, IN	A	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafayette Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafayette Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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Lafayette Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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