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Safety · Louisiana

Safest Counties in Louisiana 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Louisiana

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Assumption Parish, LA
97.5
2Natchitoches Parish, LA
97.5
3Red River Parish, LA
97.5
4Sabine Parish, LA
97.5
5Vernon Parish, LA
97.5
6Iberia Parish, LA
94.8
7Union Parish, LA
94.4
8Richland Parish, LA
92.9
9West Feliciana Parish, LA
88.5
10Caddo Parish, LA
86.3

All Louisiana Counties — Safety Rankings

63 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Assumption Parish, LA
97.5
69.4
2Natchitoches Parish, LA
97.5
63.1
3Red River Parish, LA
97.5
64.2
4Sabine Parish, LA
97.5
63.8
5Vernon Parish, LA
97.5
64.3
6Iberia Parish, LA
94.8
59.3
7Union Parish, LA
94.4
66.8
8Richland Parish, LA
92.9
58.1
9West Feliciana Parish, LA
88.5
65.8
10Caddo Parish, LA
86.3
47.7
11Winn Parish, LA
80.6
67.8
12West Carroll Parish, LA
79.3
68.4
13Allen Parish, LA
77.2
68.4
14Jackson Parish, LA
75.9
64.2
15Claiborne Parish, LA
72.5
68.8
16Cameron Parish, LA
71.7
75.1
17Webster Parish, LA
66.6
58.1
18Plaquemines Parish, LA
65.6
54.9
19Avoyelles Parish, LA
64.7
58.3
20East Feliciana Parish, LA
64.3
61.8
21East Carroll Parish, LA
54.5
63.3
22De Soto Parish, LA
54.4
65.1
23Tensas Parish, LA
53.9
59.6
24St. Tammany Parish, LA
53.7
44.1
25Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
50
54.3
26Acadia Parish, LA
47.1
55.4
27Catahoula Parish, LA
46.4
58.9
28Grant Parish, LA
42.5
53.8
29Evangeline Parish, LA
41.6
50.6
30Vermilion Parish, LA
40.5
57.6
31Bienville Parish, LA
39.5
64.2
32Beauregard Parish, LA
37
57.1
33Madison Parish, LA
35.6
56.6
34St. Martin Parish, LA
35.5
47.6
35St. Charles Parish, LA
31.3
48.8
36Iberville Parish, LA
30.7
52.2
37Caldwell Parish, LA
25.9
58.8
38Franklin Parish, LA
22.6
54
39St. James Parish, LA
21.3
51.8
40St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
20.1
43.1
41Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
19.3
53.1
42St. Mary Parish, LA
18.5
48.9
43Livingston Parish, LA
17.3
43.3
44St. Helena Parish, LA
16
46.9
45Lafourche Parish, LA
15.6
47.1
46Concordia Parish, LA
15.1
45.8
47St. Bernard Parish, LA
13.9
42.5
48Washington Parish, LA
13.9
46.4
49Ascension Parish, LA
12.6
41.2
50St. Landry Parish, LA
11.8
46.1
51Lincoln Parish, LA
10.8
49.8
52West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
9.2
46.9
53Jefferson Parish, LA
7.1
34.2
54Lafayette Parish, LA
7
34.3
55Tangipahoa Parish, LA
6.7
34.1
56Terrebonne Parish, LA
4.5
43.5
57Morehouse Parish, LA
4.2
42.2
58Calcasieu Parish, LA
2.7
44.6
59Rapides Parish, LA
2.7
36
60East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2
31.4
61Ouachita Parish, LA
1.5
35.3
62Orleans Parish, LA
1.2
24
63Bossier Parish, LA
0.5
36.2

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