Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Seventh Ward is 0.3887 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Seventh Ward generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Seventh Ward may be as high as 1 in 2,448 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,743 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA: about 1 per year. The south part of Seventh Ward has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Seventh Ward's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Seventh Ward 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, Seventh Ward 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 Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Seventh Ward about $7,266,962 in 2025, or roughly $730 per resident. This is part of Seventh Ward's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Seventh Ward, including every crime type and how Seventh Ward compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Seventh Ward's crime maps on the Seventh Ward overall crime page.

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Individual Seventh Ward Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Seventh Ward is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Seventh Ward.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Saint Roch, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Treme' Lafitte, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D	F
Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA	D	D-	D	F
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA	F	F	D-	F
Bayou St John, New Orleans, LA	D+	D-	C-	F
Dillard, New Orleans, LA	D-	D	D-	F
Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA	F	F	F	F
Saint Claude, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D	F
Bywater, New Orleans, LA	F	F	D-	F
Central Business District, New Orleans, LA	F	F	F	F

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Seventh Ward is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS	F	F	F	C+
West Colfax, Denver, CO	D-	D	D	C+
Grant Park, Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C-	D
Estlake Greens, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A-	A-	A
Driftwood, Hollywood, FL	A-	C+	C+	C
Downtown, Las Vegas, NV	F	F	F	C-
Conway, Orlando, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Central Davis, Davis, CA	B-	B+	B+	C-
Brays Oaks, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	D-
Village 2, Sacramento, CA	A	A-	A-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Seventh Ward, New Orleans, LA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Seventh Ward schools on SchoolGrade

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