Assumption Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Assumption Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Assumption 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 Assumption Parish, LA Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Assumption 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 Assumption Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Assumption Parish is 0.1506 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Assumption Parish generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Assumption Parish may be as high as 1 in 5,248 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,516 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Assumption Parish, LA: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Assumption Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Assumption Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Assumption 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 murder rate, Assumption Parish is as safe as 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 Murder in Assumption Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Assumption Parish about $5,962,326 in 2025, or roughly $283 per resident. This is part of Assumption Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Assumption Parish, including every crime type and how Assumption Parish compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Assumption Parish's crime maps on the Assumption Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Assumption Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Assumption Parish is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Assumption Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	D-
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B	D
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D+
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D
Livingston Parish, LA	B	C	B-	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Big Horn County, WY	C+	A	A	D+
Clay County, AL	B	B-	B-	C
Clarke County, AL	D	D	D	D-
Menard County, IL	A+	B+	B+	B-
Brown County, MN	B+	A-	A-	A
Breckinridge County, KY	B	A-	A-	B-
Rockcastle County, KY	B-	B+	B+	C
Roosevelt County, NM	C	C-	C-	F
Roseau County, MN	B-	B-	B-	C+
Rowan County, KY	D+	A-	A-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Assumption Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Assumption Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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