The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Harvey, LA
Harvey is an unincorporated community of 28,100 in Jefferson Parish, about 5 miles south of downtown New Orleans · Updated November 2026
Is Harvey, LA safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-, Harvey has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 78% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Harvey run from A- to D+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 588 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
22% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Harvey as a whole, and 78% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Harvey scores 588.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Harvey, LA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Harvey, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Harvey
Theft at about double the US rate. Harvey has 23.7 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Harvey
Most of Harvey grades well: 61% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 10% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Harvey run from A- to D+; every part of Harvey has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 61%C 29%D or F 10%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Harvey, the southeast side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Harvey
CrimeGrade™ estimates Harvey has about 55 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% more than the US as a whole and 19% more than Louisiana.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Harvey, about 43% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Harvey compares with nearby cities
Harvey has more crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities. Belle Chasse and Estelle have the least crime nearby.
One thing sets Harvey apart: it has 15.0 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 66% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 72% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 71% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Harvey: F (0 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 65% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 64% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Harvey on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Harvey
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Harvey about $1,675 a year per household, 39% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $65 million a year, or $2,325 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$5.5 million
$194
Rape
$420,000
$15
Robbery
$830,000
$30
Assault
$5.2 million
$186
Burglary
$1.1 million
$38
Theft
$3.4 million
$122
Vehicle theft
$1.5 million
$52
Arson
$110,000
$4
Vandalism
$1.0 million
$36
Total
$19 million
$676
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Harvey means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Harvey, LA average a SchoolGrade of D: 26% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Harvey on SchoolGrade
