Folsom, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Folsom is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Folsom's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Folsom is 0.1198 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Folsom generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Folsom may be as high as 1 in 7,603 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,597 in the east part of the city.

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

How Folsom's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Folsom 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, Folsom is safer 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 Folsom, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Folsom about $2,039,800 in 2025, or roughly $225 per resident. This is part of Folsom's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Folsom, including every crime type and how Folsom 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 Folsom's crime maps on the Folsom overall crime page.

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Individual Folsom Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Uneedus, LA	C+	C-	C	D-
Osceola, LA	B	B	B	D-
Covington, LA	B+	B-	B+	D+
Isabel, LA	C-	D+	D+	D
Robert, LA	B-	C	C+	D-
Madisonville, LA	A	A	A+	C-
Bush, LA	B-	C-	B-	D
Abita Springs, LA	A-	B-	A-	C-
Loranger, LA	D-	C-	F	D-
Husser, LA	B-	C	C+	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Folsom 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
Quinton, VA	A-	A-	A-	B
Narberth, PA	B-	B+	B+	D
Nashville, GA	C	C+	C+	C+
Page, AZ	F	F	F	D
Pageland, SC	D-	D-	D-	D
Park Ridge, NJ	A	A	A	A+
Patterson, NY	B	C+	C+	B+
Pompton Plains, NJ	B+	A+	A+	A+
Prestonsburg, KY	C	B+	B+	C
Princess Anne, MD	D-	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Folsom, LA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Folsom schools on SchoolGrade

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