Lake Arthur, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.24 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Arthur, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $770 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Arthur 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 B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lake Arthur against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Lake Arthur sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only Lake Arthur's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Lake Arthur is 2.101 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 217 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 700 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Lake Arthur, LA report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Arthur, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lake Arthur is projected at $1,241,407 for 2025, about $286 per resident and $770 per household. That equals 1.1% 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): 38.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lake Arthur Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Arthur, LA:	$286
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $286 per resident each year in Lake Arthur, which is $28 more than the national average and $184 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Arthur:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $762 more than in Lake Arthur.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $137 less than in Lake Arthur

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Arthur	Cost per Lake Arthur Resident
Murder	$902,890	$208
Rape/Sexual Assault	$161,719	$37
Robbery	$60,106	$14
Assault	$116,692	$27
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,241,407	$286

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lake Arthur, 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 Lake Arthur totals $6,806,784 ($1,568 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,048,191 ($1,854 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lake Arthur, 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 south part of the city has more 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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Lake Arthur Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9360
Robbery	0.4402
Rape	0.6144
Murder	0.1107
Total Violent Crime	2.101 (B+)

Individual Lake Arthur Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Thornwell, LA	C+	C-	C-
Riceville, LA	D+	C	D
Mermentau, LA	D+	C-	D
Gueydan, LA	D+	D+	D+
Morse, LA	D	D+	D-
Estherwood, LA	C	C-	C-
Hayes, LA	C	C-	D+
Bell City, LA	C-	D	D
Lyons Point, LA	D	D+	D-
Kaplan, LA	D-	D	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Arthur 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
Valley City, OH	A	A-	A-
Vacherie, LA	C-	D	D
Wake Village, TX	D+	D-	D-
Warsaw, NY	B+	C	C
Warrenton, NC	D-	F	F
Fall Creek, WI	A	A	A
Robbins, IL	D	D	D
Eureka Springs, AR	F	D-	D-
Roaring Spring, PA	A	A	A
Evergreen, AL	D-	D-	D-

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

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