Zachary, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$12.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Zachary, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,115 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Zachary 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 Zachary against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Zachary sits in the 31st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Zachary's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Zachary is 3.914 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 158 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 362 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Zachary, LA report the most violent crime, about 28 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Zachary, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Zachary is projected at $11,957,389 for 2025, about $420 per resident and $1,115 per household. That equals 1.0% 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): 36.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Zachary, LA:	$420
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $420 per resident each year in Zachary, which is $162 more than the national average and $50 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Zachary:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $628 more than in Zachary.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $271 less than in Zachary

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Zachary	Cost per Zachary Resident
Murder	$8.42 million	$296
Rape/Sexual Assault	$828,734	$29
Robbery	$332,166	$12
Assault	$2.38 million	$83
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$11,957,389	$420

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Zachary, 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 Zachary totals $60,393,466 ($2,121 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $72,350,855 ($2,540 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Zachary, 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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Zachary Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.906
Robbery	0.3708
Rape	0.4799
Murder	0.1573
Total Violent Crime	3.914 (C-)

Individual Zachary Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Baker, LA	D	D-	D
Slaughter, LA	B	D+	B-
Lindsay, LA	B-	C	C
Port Hudson, LA	B-	D+	C
Milldale, LA	B	C	B-
Pride, LA	A-	B+	B+
Central, LA	B-	B-	C
Bueche, LA	A	A	A-
Glynn, LA	C-	D+	D+
Merrydale, LA	F	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Zachary 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
North Lynnwood, WA	D-	B-	B-
Lynden, WA	D+	B	B
Mahwah, NJ	A-	A	A
Mckees Rocks, PA	D+	D+	D+
Medford, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Menomonie, WI	C-	C+	C+
Mequon, WI	C+	A-	A-
Miami Springs, FL	B-	B+	B+
Millbrae, CA	D+	D+	D+
Millington, TN	D+	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Zachary is safer than the Louisiana state average and as safe as the national average.

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