St. Bernard Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. St. Bernard Parish is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of counties are safer and 26% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Bernard Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in St. Bernard Parish is 0.0949 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Bernard Parish generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in St. Bernard Parish may be as high as 1 in 8,451 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,561 in the north 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 northwest parts of St. Bernard Parish, LA: about 2 per year. The northeast part of St. Bernard Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for St. Bernard 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 northwest 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 St. Bernard Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish has 0, have the same problem. Of St. Bernard Parish’s 42,495 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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St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish residents in a standard year.

Individual St. Bernard Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Bernard 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
Windham County, VT	B-	B-	B-	B+
Gila County, AZ	B-	C-	C-	D+
Gloucester County, VA	A	A-	A-	B+
Goodhue County, MN	B	A-	A-	A+
Graham County, AZ	B-	C-	C-	D-
Grant County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B-
Gratiot County, MI	A-	C	C	B+
Graves County, KY	B+	A-	A-	C-
Green County, WI	B	B+	B+	C+
Greene County, AR	C+	D+	D+	C

Considering only the murder rate, St. Bernard Parish is safer 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See St. Bernard Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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