Franklin Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Franklin Parish is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of counties are safer and 3% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Franklin Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Franklin Parish is 0.2027 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Franklin Parish generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Franklin Parish may be as high as 1 in 3,686 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,695 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Franklin Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Franklin 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, Franklin 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 Franklin Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Franklin Parish about $7,575,768 in 2025, or roughly $381 per resident. This is part of Franklin Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Franklin Parish, including every crime type and how Franklin 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 Franklin Parish's crime maps on the Franklin Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Franklin Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F	F
Tensas Parish, LA	F	F	F	F
Catahoula Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Madison Parish, LA	D	F	D	F
Ouachita Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D	F
Claiborne County, MS	D+	C+	D+	D-
Jefferson County, MS	D	C+	D	D
Warren County, MS	A	A+	A	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Franklin 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
Ouachita County, AR	F	F	F	F
Meeker County, MN	A-	A-	A-	A
Meigs County, OH	B+	B-	B-	B-
Meigs County, TN	C+	C-	C-	C
Menard County, IL	A+	B+	B+	B-
Menominee County, MI	A-	C-	C-	B
Mercer County, IL	A+	A	A	B+
Mercer County, KY	A-	A+	A+	B
Meriwether County, GA	B+	C+	C+	C+
Milam County, TX	C+	B-	B-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Franklin Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Franklin Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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