Iberia Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Iberia Parish is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of counties are safer and 4% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Iberia Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Iberia Parish is 0.1931 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Iberia Parish generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Iberia Parish may be as high as 1 in 4,163 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,576 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Iberia Parish, LA: about 3 per year. The south part of Iberia Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Iberia Parish's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Iberia Parish about $27,519,225 in 2025, or roughly $363 per resident. This is part of Iberia Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Iberia Parish, including every crime type and how Iberia 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 Iberia Parish's crime maps on the Iberia Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Iberia Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D	D
Vermilion Parish, LA	C	D+	C-	D-
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	F
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D-
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B	D

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Iberia 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
Ross County, OH	B+	B+	B+	A-
McKinley County, NM	F	F	F	F
Morgan County, IN	B+	A	A	B-
Oconee County, SC	C-	C-	C-	C-
Pottawatomie County, OK	C	C-	C-	C
Putnam County, FL	A+	B	B	A-
Reno County, KS	C-	D+	D+	B+
Riley County, KS	C-	C+	C+	B+
Robertson County, TN	B-	C	C	C
Mayaguez Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Iberia Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Iberia Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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