Orleans Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Orleans Parish is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of counties are safer and 1% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Orleans Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Orleans Parish is 0.2903 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Orleans Parish generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Orleans Parish may be as high as 1 in 2,672 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,912 in the northwest 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 northeast parts of Orleans Parish, LA: about 31 per year. The northwest part of Orleans Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 4 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Orleans 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 northeast 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 Orleans Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Orleans 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 Orleans Parish has 3, have the same problem. Of Orleans Parish’s 389,262 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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Orleans 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 Orleans Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual Orleans Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F	A
St. Bernard Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D+
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C	D+
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B	D+
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
St. Tammany Parish, LA	A-	B	A-	C-
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+	D-
Hancock County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Orleans 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
Buncombe County, NC	C-	C	C	C-
Minnehaha County, SD	C	B-	B-	A-
Butler County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Butler County, OH	B+	A-	A-	B
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	A+
Macomb County, MI	B-	C+	C+	B
El Paso County, CO	D	C	C	C+
Burlington County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
El Paso County, TX	D	D+	D+	B+
Milwaukee County, WI	D+	D-	D-	C-

Considering only the murder rate, Orleans Parish is less safe 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 Orleans Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Orleans Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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