Natchitoches Parish, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$23.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Natchitoches Parish, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,477 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Natchitoches Parish 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Natchitoches Parish against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Natchitoches Parish sits in the 14th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 14% of counties and behind 86%. The grade covers only Natchitoches Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Natchitoches Parish is 6.368 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 98 in the north areas to 1 in 409 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Natchitoches Parish, LA report the most violent crime, about 138 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Natchitoches Parish, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Natchitoches Parish is projected at $23,037,795 for 2025, about $597 per resident and $1,477 per household. That equals 2.3% 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): 36.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Natchitoches Parish Compared to Other Counties?

Natchitoches Parish, LA:	$597
Orleans Parish, LA:	$783
Jefferson Parish, LA:	$211
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $597 per resident each year in Natchitoches Parish, which is $339 more than the national average and $127 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Natchitoches Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $783 per person, which is $186 more than in Natchitoches Parish.
In Jefferson Parish, LA, crime costs $211 per person, which is $386 less than in Natchitoches Parish

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Natchitoches Parish	Cost per Natchitoches Parish Resident
Murder	$15.5 million	$401
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.28 million	$33
Robbery	$640,989	$17
Assault	$5.63 million	$146
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$23,037,795	$597

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Natchitoches Parish, 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 Natchitoches Parish totals $110,242,094 ($2,856 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $133,279,889 ($3,453 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Natchitoches Parish, 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 central part of the county 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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Natchitoches Parish Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.082
Robbery	0.5279
Rape	0.5448
Murder	0.2135
Total Violent Crime	6.368 (D-)

Individual Natchitoches Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Natchitoches Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Natchitoches Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Red River Parish, LA	D	D	D-
Winn Parish, LA	D+	D-	C-
Sabine Parish, LA	C-	D+	D+
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	D+
Jackson Parish, LA	C-	C-	D
De Soto Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Rapides Parish, LA	C-	D-	C-
Sabine County, TX	D+	D+	C-
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Natchitoches Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. 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
Wapello County, IA	C	C	C
Covington County, AL	C-	B-	B-
Cowley County, KS	D+	C	C
Crawford County, KS	C-	C-	C-
Crawford County, OH	C+	B-	B-
Currituck County, NC	C+	C-	C-
Danville City, VA	D	B-	B-
Davie County, NC	B-	B	B
Washington County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Warren County, PA	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Natchitoches Parish is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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