Vehicle Theft per Capita in Meraux
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Meraux residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Meraux residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Meraux is about 1 in 894.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Meraux resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Meraux in green. The most dangerous areas in Meraux 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 C- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Meraux is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of cities are safer and 35% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Meraux's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Meraux is 1.118 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Meraux generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Meraux may be as high as 1 in 625 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,592 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Meraux, LA: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Meraux has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Meraux to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Meraux, LA: | 1.118 |
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| Louisiana: | 2.943 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Meraux is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Meraux about $87,915 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Meraux's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Meraux, including every crime type and how Meraux compares to other cities.
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 Meraux's crime maps on the Meraux overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D | F | D | D | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
C+ | D+ | C | D+ | |
F | D | F | F | |
C | D+ | C- | C- | |
C+ | F | B+ | D- | |
F | D | F | F | |
D | C- | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | F |
Meraux is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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B+ | C- | C- | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | C- | |
A | B- | B- | C | |
C+ | D- | D- | D- | |
A | A- | A- | B- | |
A- | B- | B- | A- | |
C | A | A | C+ | |
F | D- | D- | F | |
B+ | D+ | D+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Meraux, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Meraux schools on SchoolGrade
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