Lafayette Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Lafayette Parish is in the 17th percentile for safety, meaning 83% of counties are safer and 17% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafayette Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Lafayette Parish is 0.1170 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafayette Parish generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lafayette Parish may be as high as 1 in 5,088 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,649 in the southwest part of the county. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the north parts of Lafayette Parish, LA: about 5 per year. The east part of Lafayette Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Lafayette Parish, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Lafayette Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Lafayette Parish has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Lafayette Parish has 3, have the same problem. Of Lafayette Parish’s 256,748 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Lafayette Parish Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lafayette Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual Lafayette Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Vermilion Parish, LA	C	D+	C-	D-
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	F
Iberia Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
St. Landry Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-	F
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-	D
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	D+	F	D+	F
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Lafayette Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Castle County, DE	D-	C-	C-	B-
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	D+
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	C
Erie County, NY	B	D+	D+	A
Brazoria County, TX	B-	B-	B-	D+
Henry County, GA	B+	B+	B+	B+
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B+
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Elkhart County, IN	A	B-	B-	D

Considering only the murder rate, Lafayette Parish is safer than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafayette Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lafayette Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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