Bayou Sale, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$160,786

Cost of Crime™ for Bayou Sale, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,200 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bayou Sale with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bayou Sale against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Bayou Sale sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of cities and behind 48%. The grade covers only Bayou Sale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bayou Sale is 2.821 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 355 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 358 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Bayou Sale, LA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bayou Sale, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bayou Sale is projected at $160,786 for 2025, about $600 per resident and $1,200 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 34.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 52.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bayou Sale Compared to Other Cities?

Bayou Sale, LA:	$600
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $600 per resident each year in Bayou Sale, which is $342 more than the national average and $130 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bayou Sale:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $448 more than in Bayou Sale.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $451 less than in Bayou Sale

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bayou Sale, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bayou Sale	Cost per Bayou Sale Resident
Murder	$134,482	$502
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,130	$45
Robbery	$3,017	$11
Assault	$11,158	$42
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$160,786	$600

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bayou Sale, LA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bayou Sale totals $951,070 ($3,549 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,111,856 ($4,149 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bayou Sale, LA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bayou Sale Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bayou Sale residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.450
Robbery	0.3578
Rape	0.7465
Murder	0.2670
Total Violent Crime	2.821 (C+)

Individual Bayou Sale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Bayou Sale is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bayou Sale.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Centerville, LA	D+	D	D
Shadyside, LA	D+	D	D
Garden City, LA	D+	C+	D+
Richohoc, LA	C-	C+	D+
Franklin, LA	D-	D-	D-
Patterson, LA	D+	D-	D
Idlewild, LA	B	D+	B-
Baldwin, LA	D-	F	F
Glenwild, LA	F	F	F
Bayou Vista, LA	D	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bayou Sale is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bushnell, NE	D	D	D
Skamania, WA	C	C+	C+
West Augusta, VA	C	C	C
Jennings, MD	D+	D-	D-
South Bradford, NY	A+	A	A
Goff, KS	C+	D	D
Vanceville, PA	A	A	A
Carter, MT	D-	D	D
Glenwood, NM	D-	F	F
Cardwell, MT	D	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bayou Sale is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

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