Carencro, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Carencro is 0.1460 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carencro generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Carencro may be as high as 1 in 5,301 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,297 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Carencro's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Carencro 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, Carencro 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 Carencro, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Carencro about $7,362,814 in 2025, or roughly $274 per resident. This is part of Carencro's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Carencro, including every crime type and how Carencro compares to other cities.

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 Carencro's crime maps on the Carencro overall crime page.

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Individual Carencro Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Carencro is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Carencro.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ossun, LA	D	D-	D+	F
Cankton, LA	C	C+	D+	D
Sunset, LA	D+	D+	D	D-
Scott, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Grand Coteau, LA	F	F	F	F
Arnaudville, LA	D+	D	D	F
Higginbotham, LA	D	D+	D-	D-
Coteau Rodaire, LA	D+	D	D+	F
Mire, LA	C-	C-	D	F
Breaux Bridge, LA	D	D	D	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Northfield, MN	C	B	B	A
Hayesville, OR	D-	C	C	D
Highland Park, MI	F	F	F	F
Hockley, TX	B	C+	C+	C-
Inverness, FL	A-	A-	A-	A
Junction City, KS	D-	D-	D-	D+
Keene, NH	D+	A-	A-	B
King George, VA	B+	A	A	B
Munster, IN	C+	B+	B+	C+
New Philadelphia, OH	C	B+	B+	B

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

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