St. John the Baptist Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

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Overall Crime Grade™

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

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A crime occurs every 5 hours 31 minutes (on average) in St. John the Baptist Parish.

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

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US county. St. John the Baptist Parish is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of counties are safer and 8% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. John the Baptist Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in St. John the Baptist Parish is 3.204 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. John the Baptist Parish generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in St. John the Baptist Parish may be as high as 1 in 217 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 377 in the north 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 northeast parts of St. John the Baptist Parish, LA: about 28 per year. The northwest part of St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist 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 central 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 St. John the Baptist Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish has 0, have the same problem. Of St. John the Baptist Parish’s 42,815 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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St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.663
Robbery	0.6458
Rape	0.8374
Murder	0.2434
Total Violent Crime	5.390 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.18
Vehicle Theft	3.204
Burglary	5.225
Arson	0.0553
Total Property Crime	22.67 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1391
Drug Crimes	2.996
Vandalism	5.772
Identity Theft	0.0112
Animal Cruelty	0.1062
Total "Other" Rate	9.024 (B-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	C-
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	D-
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	F
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D	B-
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-	F
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B	C-
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	B-	D+	C+	C+
Livingston Parish, LA	B	C	B-	C-
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D+
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. John the Baptist Parish is higher 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
Wilson County, TX	A	B+	B+	B+
Franklin County, VT	A	A	A	A
Fremont County, CO	D	D+	D+	D-
Fremont County, WY	B	A-	A-	C
Fulton County, IL	B	B+	B+	B-
Fulton County, OH	A+	A	A	A
Gadsden County, FL	B	D+	D+	C+
Geary County, KS	D	D	D	B+
Gibson County, TN	D	D	D	C+
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	D+	C

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, St. John the Baptist Parish is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. John the Baptist Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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