Metairie, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Metairie is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of cities are safer and 83% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Metairie's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Metairie is 0.0291 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Metairie generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Metairie may be as high as 1 in 12,816 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 48,979 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Metairie, LA: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Metairie has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Metairie's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Metairie 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, Metairie is safer than the Louisiana state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Metairie, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Metairie about $8,127,130 in 2025, or roughly $55 per resident. This is part of Metairie's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Metairie, including every crime type and how Metairie 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 Metairie's crime maps on the Metairie overall crime page.

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Individual Metairie Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jefferson, LA	F	D	F	B
River Ridge, LA	C-	C+	D	A-
Harahan, LA	C	C+	D+	A
Kenner, LA	D-	C-	D-	A-
Bridge City, LA	F	D-	F	C-
Waggaman, LA	D-	D	D-	B-
South Kenner, LA	C-	D+	D+	C+
Avondale, LA	D	D	D-	B
Westwego, LA	F	D-	F	B+
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Metairie is lower 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
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D+	C-
Jersey City, NJ	C+	B-	B-	B-
Kendall, FL	B+	B+	B+	C
Kennesaw, GA	D+	D-	D-	B-
Jackson, TN	F	F	F	D-
Kent, WA	F	C-	C-	D-
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	D+
Kansas City, KS	D-	D-	D-	D+
Independence, MO	D-	D-	D-	D-
Irvine, CA	B	C+	C+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Metairie, LA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Metairie schools on SchoolGrade

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