The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kenner, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$35.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kenner, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,359 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kenner with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Kenner, LA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Kenner's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kenner sits in the 11th percentile, ahead of 11% of cities and behind 89%. The grade covers only Kenner's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Kenner is 47.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Kenner, LA report the most crime, about 635 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 120 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kenner, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kenner for 2025 is $35,773,581, about $523 per resident and $1,359 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kenner Compared to Other Cities?

Kenner, LA:	$523
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kenner is $523 per year, which is $59 more than the national average and $200 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Kenner:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $897 more than in Kenner.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $240 less than in Kenner

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Kenner for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Kenner	Cost per Kenner Resident
Murder	$3.52 million	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.03 million	$44
Robbery	$1.12 million	$16
Assault	$5.08 million	$74
Kidnapping	$618,460	$9
Vehicle Theft	$6.85 million	$100
Burglary	$1.71 million	$25
Theft	$7.89 million	$115
Arson	$81,351	$1
Vandalism	$1.41 million	$21
Animal Cruelty	$36,203	$1
Drug Crimes	$4.40 million	$64
Identity Theft	$20,793	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$35,773,581	$523

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kenner, LA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Kenner totals $39,809,343 ($582 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $75,582,924 ($1,105 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports, of which Kenner has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Kenner has 1, do the same, and of Kenner's 68,422 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Kenner Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Kenner residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.585
Robbery	0.5210
Rape	0.7309
Murder	0.0274
Total Violent Crime	3.864 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.27
Vehicle Theft	6.470
Burglary	2.751
Arson	0.0492
Total Property Crime	31.54 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1491
Drug Crimes	8.699
Vandalism	2.880
Identity Theft	0.0393
Animal Cruelty	0.0715
Total "Other" Rate	11.84 (D+)

Individual Kenner Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Kenner is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Kenner.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
River Ridge, LA	C-	C+	D
South Kenner, LA	C-	D+	D+
Metairie, LA	D-	C	D-
St. Rose, LA	C+	D+	C
Ama, LA	A	C+	A
Waggaman, LA	D-	D	D-
Harahan, LA	C	C+	D+
Jefferson, LA	F	D	F
Destrehan, LA	B	C+	C+
New Sarpy, LA	C	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Kenner is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Murrieta, CA	B-	C+	C+
Mountain View, CA	D	C	C
Naperville, IL	B	A	A
Murfreesboro, TN	C-	C	C
Napa, CA	D	D-	D-
New Braunfels, TX	B-	B	B
New Britain, CT	C-	B	B
Miami, FL	B	C+	C+
Mooresville, NC	C	B	B
Miramar, FL	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Kenner is less safe 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 Kenner, LA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Kenner schools on SchoolGrade

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