Drug-Related Crime per Capita in St. Tammany Parish
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 St. Tammany Parish residents.
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1 in 242
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Tammany Parish is about 1 in 242.
$31
Drug-Related Crime costs the average St. Tammany Parish resident about $31 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in St. Tammany Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Tammany 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 St. Tammany Parish, LA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The C+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is about the same as the average US county. St. Tammany Parish is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of counties are safer and 50% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Tammany Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in St. Tammany Parish is 4.135 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Tammany Parish generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in St. Tammany Parish may be as high as 1 in 172 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 394 in the south part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the west parts of St. Tammany Parish, LA: about 321 per year. The southwest part of St. Tammany Parish has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How St. Tammany Parish's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in St. Tammany 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.
| St. Tammany Parish, LA: | 4.135 |
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| Louisiana: | 5.221 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, St. Tammany Parish is safer 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 Drug-Related Crime in St. Tammany Parish, LA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of St. Tammany Parish about $8,537,929 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of St. Tammany Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Tammany Parish, including every crime type and how St. Tammany Parish compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime 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 St. Tammany Parish's crime maps on the St. Tammany Parish overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in St. Tammany Parish is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Tammany Parish.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | D+ | |
F | F | D- | F | |
C | D | C- | B- | |
B- | D+ | C+ | B | |
D+ | D | D | C- | |
D- | C- | F | D- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C- | |
C- | D | D+ | B | |
B+ | C+ | B | B+ | |
D | F | D- | B |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
St. Tammany Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B+ | B+ | B+ | A | |
C | C- | C- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C | B- | B- | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | C- | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
B- | C- | C- | D+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Tammany Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See St. Tammany Parish schools on SchoolGrade
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