Murder per Capita in French Quarter
The map below shows murder per 1,000 French Quarter residents.
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$733
Murder costs the average French Quarter resident about $733 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in French Quarter in green. The most dangerous areas in French Quarter 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 French Quarter, New Orleans, LA Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. French Quarter is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of neighborhoods are safer and 1% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to French Quarter's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in French Quarter is 0.3903 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in French Quarter generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in French Quarter may be as high as 1 in 2,396 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,707 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of French Quarter, New Orleans, LA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of French Quarter has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How French Quarter's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in French Quarter to the Louisiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| French Quarter, New Orleans, LA: | 0.3903 |
|---|---|
| Louisiana: | 0.1550 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, French Quarter 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 French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of French Quarter about $2,826,099 in 2025, or roughly $733 per resident. This is part of French Quarter's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for French Quarter, including every crime type and how French Quarter compares to other neighborhoods.
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 French Quarter's crime maps on the French Quarter overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in French Quarter is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to French Quarter.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D- | D- | D | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
D+ | D- | C- | F | |
D- | D- | D | F | |
D | D- | D | F | |
D- | D- | D | F |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
French Quarter is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | D+ | D+ | A- | |
D | C | C | A | |
C+ | D | D | B- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | C- | C- | C | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A | |
B | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
C+ | B | B | A- | |
A+ | A | A | C+ | |
F | C+ | C+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in French Quarter, New Orleans, LA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See French Quarter schools on SchoolGrade
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