Natchitoches Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Natchitoches Parish

The map below shows murder per 1,000 Natchitoches Parish residents.

 

Natchitoches Parish, LA Map of Murder Rates
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Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
D+
Violent Crime Grade
D-
Property Crime Grade
D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 4,684

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Natchitoches Parish is about 1 in 4,684.

$401

Murder costs the average Natchitoches Parish resident about $401 per year.

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Natchitoches Parish is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of counties are safer and 3% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Natchitoches Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Natchitoches Parish is 0.2135 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Natchitoches Parish generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Natchitoches Parish may be as high as 1 in 3,427 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,159 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Natchitoches Parish, LA: about 4 per year. The south part of Natchitoches Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Natchitoches Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Natchitoches 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.

Natchitoches Parish, LA: 0.2135
Louisiana: 0.1550
USA: 0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Natchitoches Parish about $15,488,509 in 2025, or roughly $401 per resident. This is part of Natchitoches Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Natchitoches Parish, including every crime type and how Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish's crime maps on the Natchitoches Parish overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
Red River Parish, LA
D
D
D-
F
Winn Parish, LA
D+
D-
C-
F
Sabine Parish, LA
C-
D+
D+
F
Grant Parish, LA
C-
C-
D+
F
Jackson Parish, LA
C-
C-
D
F
De Soto Parish, LA
D+
D
D
F
Rapides Parish, LA
C-
D-
C-
D-
Sabine County, TX
D+
D+
C-
C+
LaSalle Parish, LA
D+
D
D
F
Caldwell Parish, LA
F
D-
F
F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Natchitoches 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
Wapello County, IA
C
C
C
A+
Covington County, AL
C-
B-
B-
D+
Cowley County, KS
D+
C
C
B-
Crawford County, KS
C-
C-
C-
B
Crawford County, OH
C+
B-
B-
C
Currituck County, NC
C+
C-
C-
D+
Danville City, VA
D
B-
B-
F
Davie County, NC
B-
B
B
B
Washington County, IN
A+
A+
A+
B
Warren County, PA
A+
A-
A-
C

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

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