Safest Cities in Louisiana

Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Safest Cities 50

1 Prairieville
68.2
2 Gonzales
68.2
3 Slidell
67.5
4 Mandeville
67.5
5 Luling
66.0
6 Destrehan
66.0
7 Denham Springs
65.1
8 Belle Chasse
64.9
9 Lafayette
64.1
10 Youngsville
64.1
11 Broussard
64.1
12 Bossier City
63.4
13 DeRidder
62.3
14 Baton Rouge
62.2
15 Central
62.2
16 Shenandoah
62.2
17 Zachary
62.2
18 Baker
62.2
19 Gardere
62.2
20 Metairie Terrace
61.5
21 Metairie
61.5
22 Lake Charles
61.5
23 Kenner
61.5
24 Marrero
61.5
25 Terrytown
61.5
26 Harvey
61.5
27 Sulphur
61.5
28 Gretna
61.5
29 Estelle
61.5
30 River Ridge
61.5
31 Woodmere
61.5
32 Moss Bluff
61.5
33 Jefferson
61.5
34 Timberlane
61.5
35 Waggaman
61.5
36 Jennings
61.4
37 Houma
61.2
38 Bayou Cane
61.2
39 Laplace
60.6
40 Thibodaux
59.7
41 Bayou Boeuf
59.7
42 Grand Bayou Mobile Home Park
59.7
43 Raceland
59.7
44 Alexandria
59.6
45 Pineville
59.6
46 New Orleans
59.5
47 Hammond
58.7
48 Abbeville
58.2
49 Monroe
57.2
50 West Monroe
57.2

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).