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?

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. 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 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.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Catahoula 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 central 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 Catahoula Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish has 0, have the same problem. Of Catahoula Parish’s 8,403 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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Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual Catahoula Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime 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+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Catahoula 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
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+

Considering only the murder rate, Catahoula 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 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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