The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in St. Bernard Parish, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$25.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Bernard Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,746 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Bernard Parish 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where St. Bernard Parish's combined rate is higher than the norm. St. Bernard Parish sits in the 26th percentile, ahead of 26% of counties and behind 74%. The grade covers only St. Bernard Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in St. Bernard Parish is 40.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the northwest areas to 1 in 46 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of St. Bernard Parish, LA report the most crime, about 696 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. Bernard Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. Bernard Parish for 2025 is $25,925,084, about $610 per resident and $1,746 per household. That equals 2.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. Bernard Parish Compared to Other Counties?

St. Bernard Parish, LA:	$610
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. Bernard Parish is $610 per year, which is $146 more than the national average and $113 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. Bernard Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $568 more than in St. Bernard Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $215 less than in St. Bernard Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to St. Bernard Parish	Cost per St. Bernard Parish Resident
Murder	$7.58 million	$178
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.79 million	$42
Robbery	$702,027	$17
Assault	$5.13 million	$121
Kidnapping	$253,135	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.61 million	$38
Burglary	$1.84 million	$43
Theft	$4.05 million	$95
Arson	$58,825	$1
Vandalism	$1.23 million	$29
Animal Cruelty	$25,101	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.64 million	$39
Identity Theft	$5,081	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$25,925,084	$610

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. Bernard Parish, 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 St. Bernard Parish totals $60,427,283 ($1,422 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $86,352,366 ($2,032 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 northwest part of the county 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 do the same, and of St. Bernard Parish's 42,495 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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St. Bernard Parish 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 St. Bernard Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.204
Robbery	0.5252
Rape	0.6959
Murder	0.0949
Total Violent Crime	5.520 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.42
Vehicle Theft	2.450
Burglary	4.786
Arson	0.0573
Total Property Crime	25.71 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0982
Drug Crimes	5.207
Vandalism	4.046
Identity Theft	0.0154
Animal Cruelty	0.0799
Total "Other" Rate	9.446 (B-)

Individual St. Bernard Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in St. Bernard Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Bernard Parish.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F
Plaquemines Parish, LA	C+	D-	C
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B
St. Tammany Parish, LA	A-	B	A-
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	C-	D	D+
Hancock County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. Bernard Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Windham County, VT	B-	B-	B-
Gila County, AZ	B-	C-	C-
Gloucester County, VA	A	A-	A-
Goodhue County, MN	B	A-	A-
Graham County, AZ	B-	C-	C-
Grant County, WI	A-	A-	A-
Gratiot County, MI	A-	C	C
Graves County, KY	B+	A-	A-
Green County, WI	B	B+	B+
Greene County, AR	C+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, St. Bernard Parish is as safe as 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See St. Bernard Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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