St. Landry Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C

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A crime occurs every 1 hour 55 minutes (on average) in St. Landry Parish.

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

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US county. St. Landry Parish is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of counties are safer and 13% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Landry Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in St. Landry Parish is 2.556 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Landry Parish generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in St. Landry Parish may be as high as 1 in 343 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 471 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 central parts of St. Landry Parish, LA: about 46 per year. The east part of St. Landry Parish has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 9 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for St. Landry 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. Landry Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which St. Landry 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. Landry Parish has 1, have the same problem. Of St. Landry Parish’s 93,482 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.560
Robbery	0.7330
Rape	0.6087
Murder	0.2186
Total Violent Crime	7.120 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.30
Vehicle Theft	2.556
Burglary	5.354
Arson	0.0790
Total Property Crime	30.29 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1465
Drug Crimes	4.336
Vandalism	6.811
Identity Theft	0.0174
Animal Cruelty	0.0952
Total "Other" Rate	11.41 (C)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-	C-
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	C-
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D	F
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D
Avoyelles Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	C+
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+	D+
Allen Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	C-
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-	C
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	C+	D+
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Landry 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
James City County, VA	A-	A	A	C-
Rockingham County, VA	A-	A	A	B
Rockingham County, NC	C+	C+	C+	B+
Putnam County, TN	C-	D	D	D+
Liberty County, TX	D	C-	C-	B-
Lawrence County, PA	A	A-	A-	B
Anderson County, TN	C-	C-	C-	D
Kosciusko County, IN	A+	A+	A+	A-
Kauai County, HI	C	B+	B+	D-
Josephine County, OR	B-	B	B	D+

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, St. Landry Parish is safer than the Louisiana state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Landry Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See St. Landry Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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