The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Metairie, 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?

$75.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Metairie, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,196 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Metairie 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 Metairie, 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 Metairie's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Metairie sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Metairie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Metairie is 46.17 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 28 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Metairie, LA report the most crime, about 1,133 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 492 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Metairie, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Metairie for 2025 is $75,929,727, about $512 per resident and $1,196 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

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

Metairie, LA:	$512
Angola, LA:	$1419
Madisonville, LA:	$283
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Metairie is $512 per year, which is $47 more than the national average and $212 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Metairie:

In Angola, LA, crime costs $1,419 per person, which is $908 more than in Metairie.
In Madisonville, LA, crime costs $283 per person, which is $228 less than in Metairie

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Metairie	Cost per Metairie Resident
Murder	$8.13 million	$55
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.16 million	$41
Robbery	$2.05 million	$14
Assault	$8.83 million	$60
Kidnapping	$1.35 million	$9
Vehicle Theft	$16.1 million	$109
Burglary	$4.64 million	$31
Theft	$16.1 million	$109
Arson	$195,179	$1
Vandalism	$2.32 million	$16
Animal Cruelty	$87,276	$1
Drug Crimes	$9.87 million	$66
Identity Theft	$31,419	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$75,929,727	$512

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Metairie, 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 Metairie totals $86,806,839 ($585 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $162,736,566 ($1,096 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 central 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 draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Metairie has 1, do the same, and of Metairie's 148,439 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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Metairie 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 Metairie residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.072
Robbery	0.4389
Rape	0.6844
Murder	0.0291
Total Violent Crime	3.225 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.00
Vehicle Theft	7.016
Burglary	3.447
Arson	0.0544
Total Property Crime	31.51 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1501
Drug Crimes	8.985
Vandalism	2.186
Identity Theft	0.0273
Animal Cruelty	0.0795
Total "Other" Rate	11.43 (D+)

Individual Metairie Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jefferson, LA	F	D	F
River Ridge, LA	C-	C+	D
Harahan, LA	C	C+	D+
Kenner, LA	D-	C-	D-
Bridge City, LA	F	D-	F
Waggaman, LA	D-	D	D-
South Kenner, LA	C-	D+	D+
Avondale, LA	D	D	D-
Westwego, LA	F	D-	F
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Metairie 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
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D+
Jersey City, NJ	C+	B-	B-
Kendall, FL	B+	B+	B+
Kennesaw, GA	D+	D-	D-
Jackson, TN	F	F	F
Kent, WA	F	C-	C-
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D
Kansas City, KS	D-	D-	D-
Independence, MO	D-	D-	D-
Irvine, CA	B	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Metairie 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 Metairie, LA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Metairie schools on SchoolGrade

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