The crime rate in Kaplan is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 18 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Kaplan is 1 in 55. Based on FBI crime data, Kaplan is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Louisiana, Kaplan has a crime rate that is higher than 61% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Kaplan to other communities of similar population, then Kaplan crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Kaplan does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Kaplan does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Kaplan.

For Kaplan, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Kaplan is one in 108.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Kaplan; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.