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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$37.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,530 per household.

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

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where St. John the Baptist Parish's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. St. John the Baptist Parish sits in the 32nd percentile, ahead of 32% of counties and behind 68%. The grade covers only St. John the Baptist Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in St. John the Baptist Parish is 37.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northwest areas to 1 in 37 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of St. John the Baptist Parish, LA report the most crime, about 323 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. John the Baptist Parish for 2025 is $37,598,594, about $878 per resident and $2,530 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. John the Baptist Parish Compared to Other Counties?

St. John the Baptist Parish, LA:	$878
Orleans Parish, LA:	$1178
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$395
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. John the Baptist Parish is $878 per year, which is $414 more than the national average and $155 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. John the Baptist Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $1,178 per person, which is $300 more than in St. John the Baptist Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $395 per person, which is $483 less than in St. John the Baptist Parish

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to St. John the Baptist Parish	Cost per St. John the Baptist Parish Resident
Murder	$19.6 million	$457
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.17 million	$51
Robbery	$869,768	$20
Assault	$4.50 million	$105
Kidnapping	$361,044	$8
Vehicle Theft	$2.12 million	$50
Burglary	$2.03 million	$47
Theft	$3.14 million	$73
Arson	$57,221	$1
Vandalism	$1.77 million	$41
Animal Cruelty	$33,647	$1
Drug Crimes	$948,821	$22
Identity Theft	$3,709	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$37,598,594	$878

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish totals $141,450,698 ($3,304 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $179,049,291 ($4,182 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 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. John the Baptist Parish's 42,815 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. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.663
Robbery	0.6458
Rape	0.8374
Murder	0.2434
Total Violent Crime	5.390 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.18
Vehicle Theft	3.204
Burglary	5.225
Arson	0.0553
Total Property Crime	22.67 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1391
Drug Crimes	2.996
Vandalism	5.772
Identity Theft	0.0112
Animal Cruelty	0.1062
Total "Other" Rate	9.024 (B-)

Individual St. John the Baptist Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Charles Parish, LA	B+	C+	B
St. James Parish, LA	C	C	D+
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	F
Lafourche Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	D-
Ascension Parish, LA	B+	B-	B
Tangipahoa Parish, LA	B-	D+	C+
Livingston Parish, LA	B	C	B-
Assumption Parish, LA	C	D+	D+
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

St. John the Baptist 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
Wilson County, TX	A	B+	B+
Franklin County, VT	A	A	A
Fremont County, CO	D	D+	D+
Fremont County, WY	B	A-	A-
Fulton County, IL	B	B+	B+
Fulton County, OH	A+	A	A
Gadsden County, FL	B	D+	D+
Geary County, KS	D	D	D
Gibson County, TN	D	D	D
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. John the Baptist Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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