Murder per Capita in St. John the Baptist Parish
The map below shows murder per 1,000 St. John the Baptist Parish residents.
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1 in 4,108
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in St. John the Baptist Parish is about 1 in 4,108.
$457
Murder costs the average St. John the Baptist Parish resident about $457 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in St. John the Baptist Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish, LA Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in St. John the Baptist Parish is 0.2434 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. John the Baptist Parish generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in St. John the Baptist Parish may be as high as 1 in 2,279 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,330 in the north part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of St. John the Baptist Parish, LA: about 2 per year. The northwest part of St. John the Baptist Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How St. John the Baptist Parish's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in St. John the Baptist 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.
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA: | 0.2434 |
|---|---|
| Louisiana: | 0.1550 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of St. John the Baptist Parish about $19,582,227 in 2025, or roughly $457 per resident. This is part of St. John the Baptist Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. John the Baptist Parish, including every crime type and how St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish's crime maps on the St. John the Baptist Parish overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in St. John the Baptist Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. John the Baptist Parish.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | C+ | B | D+ | |
C | C | D+ | D- | |
D- | C- | F | A | |
D+ | D | D | D | |
F | F | D- | F | |
B+ | B- | B | D | |
B- | D+ | C+ | D- | |
B | C | B- | F | |
C | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D+ | D | D | D+ |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
St. John the Baptist 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 |
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A | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
A | A | A | A | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B | A- | A- | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ | B- | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
B | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D | D | D | C+ | |
D | D | D | D- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. John the Baptist Parish schools on SchoolGrade
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