New Orleans, LA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in the New Orleans area in green. The most dangerous areas in the New Orleans area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is New Orleans, LA Safe from Arson?

The A grade means the rate of arson is much lower than the average US city. New Orleans is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the New Orleans area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in the New Orleans area is 0.0612 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the New Orleans area generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in the New Orleans area may be as high as 1 in 14,321 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,442 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northwest parts of New Orleans, LA: about 12 per year. The east part of the New Orleans area has fewer cases of arson with only 4 in a typical year.

How New Orleans's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in the New Orleans area to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, the New Orleans area is as safe as the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in New Orleans, LA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of New Orleans about $1,517,038 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of the New Orleans area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Orleans, including every crime type and how New Orleans compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading New Orleans's crime maps on the New Orleans overall crime page.

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Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in the New Orleans area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the New Orleans area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Arabi, LA	F	D	F	A
Gretna, LA	F	F	F	A
Terrytown, LA	F	D	F	A
Chalmette, LA	D-	D-	D-	A
Jefferson, LA	F	D	F	A-
Harvey, LA	F	D-	F	A
Timberlane, LA	D	C-	D-	A
Bridge City, LA	F	D-	F	A-
Westwego, LA	F	D-	F	A-
Metairie, LA	D-	C	D-	A

Arson in City with Similar Populations

New Orleans is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	C	B+
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	B+
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	A
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	A
Memphis, TN	F	F	F	C+
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-	C-
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D	A+
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	C+
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	D
Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Orleans, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Orleans schools on SchoolGrade

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