Vidalia, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vidalia, LA Summary

Crime in Vidalia research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Vidalia over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Vidalia:

  • There were 146 total crimes committed in Vidalia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,871.7 total crimes per 100K people in Vidalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vidalia is 66.58% above the national average.
  • Vidalia ranks #73 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Vidalia ranks #8,870 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Vidalia Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vidalia is 3,871.7 per 100,000 people. That's 66.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 9.87% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vidalia
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 146 3,871.7 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 26.5 15.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 291.7 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 14 371.3 639.4 369.8
Burglary 23 609.9 510.1 269.8
Larceny 99 2,625.3 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 265.2 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 132 3,500.4 2,884.4 1,954.4

Vidalia Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Vidalia

14
Violent Crimes
371.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vidalia is 371.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 269.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.39% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.94% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vidalia

132
Property Crimes
3,500.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
79.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in Vidalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vidalia is 3,500.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vidalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 79.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.36% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vidalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Natchez, MS 14,497 736 5,076.9 4,407.8 669.1
Marksville, LA 4,843 323 6,669.4 4,976.3 1,693.2
Ferriday, LA 3,041 91 2,992.4 1,348.2 1,644.2

Vidalia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
5
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