Grand Coteau has no grade of its own; Opelousas, 8 miles away, is the nearest that does
Grand Coteau reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade. Within 10 miles, Opelousas is the one town with a Safety Grade. Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 4.
The nearest Louisiana towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Grand Coteau. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Grand Coteau.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Grand Coteau’s roads in 2019–2023
Grand Coteau had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which two people died. Most of these deaths (2 of 2) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Louisiana towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (9.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Grand Coteau’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Grand Coteau’s own rate (41.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Grand Coteau and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sunset has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Grand Coteau
Is Grand Coteau, LA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Grand Coteau. Grand Coteau has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Louisiana towns with a grade are Opelousas (D−, 8 mi), Church Point (C, 10 mi), Lafayette (D−, 15 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Grand Coteau.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.