Ouachita Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Ouachita Parish is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of counties are safer and 5% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ouachita Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ouachita Parish is 0.1799 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ouachita Parish generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ouachita Parish may be as high as 1 in 2,808 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,357 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Ouachita Parish, LA: about 6 per year. The north part of Ouachita Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How Ouachita Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ouachita 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ouachita Parish about $57,948,446 in 2025, or roughly $338 per resident. This is part of Ouachita Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ouachita Parish, including every crime type and how Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish's crime maps on the Ouachita Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Ouachita Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Morehouse Parish, LA	D+	D	D-	F
Union Parish, LA	C+	D	C-	F
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F
Lincoln Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Caldwell Parish, LA	F	D-	F	F
Jackson Parish, LA	C-	C-	D	F
Franklin Parish, LA	C+	D-	C+	F
West Carroll Parish, LA	C-	D	C-	F
Madison Parish, LA	D	F	D	F
Bienville Parish, LA	C-	D-	D+	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ouachita 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
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Indian River County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Jackson County, MI	A	C+	C+	C-
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	A-	A
Kent County, RI	A-	A+	A+	A+
Kings County, CA	C+	C	C	B
Midland County, TX	D-	D	D	D-
Monroe County, MI	A	B	B	A-
Monroe County, PA	A	B+	B+	B-
Olmsted County, MN	A-	A	A	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ouachita Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ouachita Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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