Caddo Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Caddo Parish is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of counties are safer and 4% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Caddo Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Caddo Parish is 0.1961 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Caddo Parish generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Caddo Parish may be as high as 1 in 3,187 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,960 in the southeast part of the county. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Caddo Parish, LA: about 9 per year. The northeast part of Caddo Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Caddo Parish, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Caddo Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Caddo Parish has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Caddo Parish has 1, have the same problem. Of Caddo Parish’s 239,008 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Caddo Parish Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Caddo Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual Caddo Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bossier Parish, LA	C	C	C-	D-
De Soto Parish, LA	D+	D	D	F
Webster Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	F
Harrison County, TX	C+	C	C	C-
Panola County, TX	D	C-	D	C-
Red River Parish, LA	D	D	D-	F
Bienville Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F
Marion County, TX	F	D-	F	C-
Claiborne Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Gregg County, TX	D	D	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Caddo Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sedgwick County, KS	D-	D-	D-	A
Yavapai County, AZ	A	B-	B-	B+
Shelby County, AL	B+	A+	A+	C+
St. Tammany Parish, LA	A-	B	B	C-
Utah County, UT	A-	B	B	A-
St. Lucie County, FL	A+	B+	B+	A
Williamson County, TX	B	A-	A-	A
Williamson County, TN	B-	B-	B-	C-
Weld County, CO	C	C+	C+	C+
Richland County, SC	F	D-	D-	F

Considering only the murder rate, Caddo Parish is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Caddo Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Caddo Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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