Vernon Parish, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Vernon Parish is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of counties are safer and 12% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vernon Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Vernon Parish is 0.1368 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vernon Parish generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vernon Parish may be as high as 1 in 5,838 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,621 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Vernon Parish's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vernon 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, Vernon Parish is safer 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 Vernon Parish, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vernon Parish about $12,764,591 in 2025, or roughly $257 per resident. This is part of Vernon Parish's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vernon Parish, including every crime type and how Vernon 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 Vernon Parish's crime maps on the Vernon Parish overall crime page.

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Individual Vernon Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Beauregard Parish, LA	A-	C	B+	D
Sabine Parish, LA	C-	D+	D+	F
Sabine County, TX	D+	D+	C-	C+
Allen Parish, LA	C-	D	D+	D-
Newton County, TX	C	D	C+	D+
Rapides Parish, LA	C-	D-	C-	D-
Jasper County, TX	D+	D-	D+	D
Grant Parish, LA	C-	C-	D+	F
San Augustine County, TX	F	F	F	D
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	D-	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Vernon 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
Winona County, MN	C	B-	B-	A
Iron County, UT	C+	B	B	A
Isabela Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F
Isanti County, MN	A+	A+	A+	B+
Itasca County, MN	C-	B	B	A
Jackson County, AL	B-	B+	B+	B-
Jackson County, FL	A+	C+	C+	A-
Jackson County, IL	B-	B	B	C-
Jackson County, IN	A-	A	A	C+
Jackson County, NC	D+	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vernon Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Vernon Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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