Vermilion Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Vermilion Parish is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of counties are safer and 10% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vermilion Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Vermilion Parish is 0.1479 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vermilion Parish generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vermilion Parish may be as high as 1 in 5,107 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,500 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Vermilion Parish, LA: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Vermilion Parish has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Vermilion Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vermilion 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, Vermilion Parish is as safe as 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 Vermilion Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vermilion Parish about $16,630,131 in 2025, or roughly $278 per resident. This is part of Vermilion Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vermilion Parish, including every crime type and how Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish's crime maps on the Vermilion Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Vermilion Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D	D
Iberia Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D	F
St. Martin Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	F
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	B-	D
St. Mary Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Iberville Parish, LA	D	D-	D	F
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	C+	C	C+	D
Cameron Parish, LA	F	F	F	D-
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Vermilion 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
Waupaca County, WI	A	A	A	A-
Windsor County, VT	B	B+	B+	B+
Wilson County, TX	A	B+	B+	D+
Jones County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Williamson County, IL	A+	A	A	A-
Wilkes County, NC	C	C+	C+	C+
Kershaw County, SC	D+	C-	C-	D
Acadia Parish, LA	D+	D-	D-	F
Whitman County, WA	D+	C+	C+	A
Whiteside County, IL	A-	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vermilion Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Vermilion Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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