Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime recorded in Prairieville, and why it isn’t graded
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Gonzales (D), 7 miles away. Prairieville has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Widen the search to 25 miles and 6 graded towns turn up.
The nearest Louisiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales | D | 7 mi | 5.2 | 40.3 |
| Plaquemine | D− | 17 mi | 10.2 | 30.0 |
| Port Allen | D− | 17 mi | 12.6 | 23.8 |
| Addis | A− | 19 mi | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| Baker | C | 22 mi | 4.0 | 15.4 |
| Gramercy | C+ | 23 mi | 2.0 | 14.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Prairieville. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Prairieville.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
16 people died in crashes on Prairieville’s roads in 2019–2023
Prairieville had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Louisiana towns of 25,000–100,000 people (11.3, 11 towns).
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.
Prairieville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. St. George 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 Prairieville
Is Prairieville, LA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Prairieville. The nearest Louisiana towns with a grade are Gonzales (D, 7 mi), Plaquemine (D−, 17 mi), Port Allen (D−, 17 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Prairieville.
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.