Lafourche Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B-

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A crime occurs every 2 hours 15 minutes (on average) in Lafourche Parish.

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

The B- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is about the same as the average US county. Lafourche Parish is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of counties are safer and 55% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafourche Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in Lafourche Parish is 0.8873 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafourche Parish generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Lafourche Parish may be as high as 1 in 279 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,516 in the east part of the county. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Lafourche Parish, LA: about 40 per year. The east part of Lafourche Parish has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Lafourche Parish, remember that the rate of vehicle theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Lafourche Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Lafourche Parish has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Lafourche Parish has 0, have the same problem. Of Lafourche Parish’s 99,088 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Lafourche Parish Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All vehicle theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lafourche Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.004
Robbery	0.6500
Rape	0.7130
Murder	0.1097
Total Violent Crime	5.477 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.18
Vehicle Theft	0.8873
Burglary	4.402
Arson	0.0531
Total Property Crime	24.52 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1062
Drug Crimes	4.389
Vandalism	4.483
Identity Theft	0.0134
Animal Cruelty	0.0823
Total "Other" Rate	9.074 (B-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	C
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	C-
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	D-
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D-
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D+
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	F
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-	F
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C	D
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Lafourche Parish is lower versus other counties of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Story County, IA	B+	B+	B+	C-
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-	B-
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+	C-
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-	D
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-	C+
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B	D+
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-	A
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+	B
Grand Traverse County, MI	A-	B	B	C
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-	C+

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Lafourche Parish is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafourche Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafourche Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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