South Vacherie, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$240,559

Cost of Crime™ for South Vacherie, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $881 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South Vacherie 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 South Vacherie against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. South Vacherie sits in the 15th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only South Vacherie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in South Vacherie is 5.591 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 108 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 717 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of South Vacherie, LA report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Vacherie, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in South Vacherie is projected at $240,559 for 2025, about $341 per resident and $881 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 40.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in South Vacherie Compared to Other Cities?

South Vacherie, LA:	$341
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $341 per resident each year in South Vacherie, which is $83 more than the national average and $129 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to South Vacherie:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $707 more than in South Vacherie.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $192 less than in South Vacherie

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to South Vacherie	Cost per South Vacherie Resident
Murder	$114,291	$162
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,010	$38
Robbery	$6,961	$10
Assault	$92,298	$131
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$240,559	$341

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in South Vacherie, 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 South Vacherie totals $912,388 ($1,294 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,152,947 ($1,635 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in South Vacherie, 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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South Vacherie Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.559
Robbery	0.3139
Rape	0.6319
Murder	0.0863
Total Violent Crime	5.591 (D-)

Individual South Vacherie Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in South Vacherie is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to South Vacherie.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Vacherie, LA	C-	D	D+
Pleasure Bend, LA	D	D+	D-
Golden Star Plantation, LA	C-	C-	D+
North Vacherie, LA	D	D-	D
Choctaw, LA	C	D	C
Wallace, LA	D	D+	D-
Kraemer, LA	C-	C-	D
Paulina, LA	B-	B+	C
Chackbay, LA	C+	C	C-
Hester, LA	B-	B+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

South Vacherie is higher 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
Wright, MN	C	B	B
Lubec, ME	D	B-	B-
Lucerne Mines, PA	A+	A	A
Ludlow, MS	A+	A+	A+
Lynn, PA	A+	A	A
Macedonia, TN	C-	C	C
Madison, AR	F	F	F
Magnolia Springs, TX	B	D-	D-
Mandalay, LA	B+	A-	A-
Marlton Heights, NJ	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, South Vacherie is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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