Jena, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Jena is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jena's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Jena is 0.1589 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jena generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Jena may be as high as 1 in 5,102 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,644 in the east part of the city.

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

How Jena's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Jena 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, Jena is as safe as 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 Jena, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Jena about $2,486,148 in 2025, or roughly $299 per resident. This is part of Jena's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jena, including every crime type and how Jena 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 Jena's crime maps on the Jena overall crime page.

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Individual Jena Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Eden, LA	F	F	F	F
Routon, LA	C	D	C+	F
Trout, LA	D	D+	D-	D-
Searcy, LA	D-	D-	F	D-
Summerville, LA	D	F	D+	F
Nebo, LA	F	F	F	F
White Sulphur Springs, LA	F	D	F	F
Manifest, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Little Creek, LA	D-	D-	F	D-
Aimwell, LA	D	F	D	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Jena 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
Tecumseh, OK	D+	D	D	D
Thomaston, CT	B+	A+	A+	B-
Thermalito, CA	D+	D-	D-	A-
Thatcher, AZ	B-	C	C	D+
Terrebonne, OR	C+	C+	C+	A-
Tequesta, FL	C-	A-	A-	A
Tenino, WA	C-	C+	C+	A
Temple, PA	C+	C	C	B+
Tellico Village, TN	C	C+	C+	C
Thornville, OH	A-	B+	B+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jena, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Jena schools on SchoolGrade

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