Rapides Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Rapides Parish is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of counties are safer and 8% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rapides Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Rapides Parish is 0.1572 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rapides Parish generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rapides Parish may be as high as 1 in 4,456 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,621 in the west 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 central parts of Rapides Parish, LA: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Rapides Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Rapides 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 central 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 Rapides Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Rapides 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 Rapides Parish has 0, have the same problem. Of Rapides Parish’s 132,133 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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Rapides 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 Rapides Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual Rapides Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	D+	F
Avoyelles Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
LaSalle Parish, LA	D+	D	D	F
Catahoula Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Vernon Parish, LA	C	D+	C-	D-
Natchitoches Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	F
Concordia Parish, LA	D	F	D	F
Beauregard Parish, LA	A-	C	B+	D
West Feliciana Parish, LA	D+	F	C+	F
Adams County, MS	B	A	C+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Rapides 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
Bossier Parish, LA	C	C	C	D-
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	B+	C-
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-	C
Skagit County, WA	D-	C+	C+	A+
Cache County, UT	A	A-	A-	A+
Sumter County, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Fayette County, PA	A-	A-	A-	C
Napa County, CA	C-	D-	D-	A
Morgan County, AL	B	B+	B+	B+
Sebastian County, AR	D-	D-	D-	C

Considering only the murder rate, Rapides Parish is as safe as 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 Rapides Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Rapides Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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