Catahoula Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Catahoula Parish is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of counties are safer and 1% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Catahoula Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Catahoula Parish is 0.2443 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Catahoula Parish generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Catahoula Parish may be as high as 1 in 3,361 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,453 in the northeast part of the county.

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

How Catahoula Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Catahoula 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, Catahoula 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 Murder in Catahoula Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Catahoula Parish about $3,858,577 in 2025, or roughly $459 per resident. This is part of Catahoula Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Catahoula Parish, including every crime type and how Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish's crime maps on the Catahoula Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Catahoula Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Concordia Parish, LA	D	F	D	F
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D	F
Adams County, MS	B	A	C+	C
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F	F
Franklin Parish, LA	C+	D-	C+	F
Tensas Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	D+	F
Jefferson County, MS	D	C+	D	D
Rapides Parish, LA	C-	D-	C-	D-
Wilkinson County, MS	C+	A	C	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Catahoula 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
Ziebach County, SD	F	D	D	D-
Wheeler County, OR	D-	D+	D+	D-
Worth County, MO	C-	B-	B-	D-
Wrangell City and Borough, AK	A-	F	F	C+
Amite County, MS	A+	A+	A+	B+
Alpine County, CA	F	F	F	B
Burke County, ND	C-	B-	B-	C
Allen County, KS	D	D-	D-	C-
Yalobusha County, MS	A	A+	A+	B
Alleghany County, NC	D	B-	B-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Catahoula Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Catahoula Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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