Orleans Parish, LA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Orleans Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish, LA Safe from Assault?

The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US county. Orleans Parish is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of counties are safer and 7% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Orleans Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of assault in Orleans Parish is 5.904 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Orleans Parish generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Orleans Parish may be as high as 1 in 98 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 739 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Orleans Parish, LA: about 458 per year. The northwest part of Orleans Parish has fewer cases of assault with only 30 in a typical year.

How Orleans Parish's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Orleans Parish 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 assault rate, Orleans Parish is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Orleans Parish, LA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Orleans Parish about $66,001,410 in 2025, or roughly $170 per resident. This is part of Orleans Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Orleans Parish, including every crime type and how Orleans Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 Orleans Parish's crime maps on the Orleans Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Orleans Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of assault in Orleans Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Orleans Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	C-
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C	D-
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	C
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D+
St. Tammany Parish, LA	A-	B	A-	B
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	C
Hancock County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A+
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D

Assault in County with Similar Populations

Orleans Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Buncombe County, NC	C-	C	C	C-
Minnehaha County, SD	C	B-	B-	B-
Butler County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Butler County, OH	B+	A-	A-	A
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	C-
Macomb County, MI	B-	C+	C+	B-
El Paso County, CO	D	C	C	C
Burlington County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
El Paso County, TX	D	D+	D+	D+
Milwaukee County, WI	D+	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Orleans Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Orleans Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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