Dykesville, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Dykesville is 0.3074 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dykesville generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Dykesville may be as high as 1 in 3,015 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,230 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Dykesville's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Dykesville about $50,835 in 2025, or roughly $578 per resident. This is part of Dykesville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dykesville, including every crime type and how Dykesville 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 Dykesville's crime maps on the Dykesville overall crime page.

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Individual Dykesville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Shongaloo, LA	F	D-	F	F
Millerton, LA	F	D	F	F
Haynesville, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Old Shongaloo, LA	F	F	F	F
Oaks, LA	D-	D+	D-	F
Ruple, LA	F	D+	F	F
Walkerville, AR	C-	C-	C+	A-
Gordon, LA	C-	D+	D+	F
Plainfield, AR	D	F	C	D-
Colquitt, LA	D-	D	F	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Dykesville 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
Seger, PA	A-	A-	A-	C-
Lane, TN	C-	D	D	D
Latimer, KS	D-	C+	C+	D
Lewiston, AL	F	F	F	F
Lewisville, OR	B-	C	C	B+
Loring, MT	C-	F	F	D+
Lynchburg, ND	C+	C+	C+	C+
Mabie, CA	D+	D-	D-	B+
Scullton, PA	B+	B	B	A-
Sebring, PA	A-	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dykesville, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Dykesville schools on SchoolGrade

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