Plaquemines Parish, LA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Assault per Capita in Plaquemines Parish

The map below shows assault per 1,000 Plaquemines Parish residents.

 

Plaquemines Parish, LA Map of Assault Rates
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D-

Assault Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
C+
Violent Crime Grade
D-
Property Crime Grade
C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 181

Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Plaquemines Parish is about 1 in 181.

$159

Assault costs the average Plaquemines Parish resident about $159 per year.

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

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US county. Plaquemines Parish is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of counties are safer and 9% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Plaquemines Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of assault in Plaquemines Parish is 5.523 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Plaquemines Parish generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Plaquemines Parish may be as high as 1 in 84 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 278 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northwest parts of Plaquemines Parish, LA: about 62 per year. The south part of Plaquemines Parish has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Plaquemines Parish's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Plaquemines 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.

Plaquemines Parish, LA: 5.523
Louisiana: 4.234
USA: 2.561

Considering only the assault rate, Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish, LA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Plaquemines Parish about $3,765,821 in 2025, or roughly $159 per resident. This is part of Plaquemines Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Plaquemines Parish, including every crime type and how Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish's crime maps on the Plaquemines Parish overall crime page.

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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Assault Crime Grade
St. Bernard Parish, LA
D+
D
D
D
Orleans Parish, LA
F
F
D-
F
Jefferson Parish, LA
D-
C-
F
C-
St. Charles Parish, LA
B+
C+
B
C
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
C-
D
D+
D+
Lafourche Parish, LA
D+
D
D
D
Terrebonne Parish, LA
D+
D
D
D
St. James Parish, LA
C
C
D+
C
Assumption Parish, LA
C
D+
D+
D+
Ascension Parish, LA
B+
B-
B
B-

Assault in County with Similar Populations

Plaquemines 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
Hancock County, WV
A
A-
A-
B+
Rockbridge County, VA
B+
A-
A-
A-
Robertson County, TX
D
D+
D+
D+
Roane County, WV
B
B+
B+
B
Abbeville County, SC
D
D
D
D
Kleberg County, TX
F
D-
D-
D-
Jackson County, OH
B+
B
B
B+
Hood River County, OR
C-
B-
B-
B
Henry County, TN
C-
C-
C-
C-
Henry County, OH
A
B
B
B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Plaquemines Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Plaquemines Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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