Louisiana Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Louisiana is 0.1550 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Louisiana generally consider the southwest part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Louisiana may be as high as 1 in 5,083 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,424 in the southwest part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Louisiana: about 178 per year. The northeast part of Louisiana has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Louisiana's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Louisiana to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Louisiana is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Louisiana

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Louisiana about $1,406,151,813 in 2025, or roughly $291 per resident. This is part of Louisiana's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Louisiana, including every crime type and how Louisiana compares to other states.

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 Louisiana's crime maps on the Louisiana overall crime page.

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Individual Louisiana Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	D-
Alabama	C+	C+	B	D
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D	C-
Tennessee	D	D-	D	D-
Georgia	B-	C+	B	D+
Missouri	D	D	D+	D-
Kentucky	B-	A-	B	D+
Florida	A+	A-	A	A-

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Louisiana is higher versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
District of Columbia	F	F	F	F
Florida	A+	A-	A-	A-
Connecticut	B+	A+	A+	B+
New Mexico	F	F	F	F
North Dakota	C-	B-	B-	B
New York	A-	C	C	A-
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-	D
Ohio	C+	B-	B-	C+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+	C-
Oregon	D-	C+	C+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Louisiana average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Louisiana schools on SchoolGrade

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