The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Uptown, New Orleans, LA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.45 million

Cost of Crime™ for Uptown, New Orleans, LA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,009 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Uptown 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 Uptown, New Orleans, LA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Uptown's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Uptown sits in the 38th percentile, ahead of 38% of neighborhoods and behind 62%. The grade covers only Uptown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Uptown is 43.76 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the east areas to 1 in 30 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Uptown, New Orleans, LA report the most crime, about 43 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Uptown, New Orleans, LA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Uptown for 2025 is $5,450,153, about $961 per resident and $2,009 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): 46.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Uptown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Uptown, New Orleans, LA:	$961
Mid City North, Baton Rouge, L:	$1923
South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge:	$517
Louisiana:	$723
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Uptown is $961 per year, which is $497 more than the national average and $238 more than New Orleans's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Uptown:

In Mid City North, Baton Rouge, L, crime costs $1,923 per person, which is $962 more than in Uptown.
In South Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, crime costs $517 per person, which is $444 less than in Uptown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Uptown	Cost per Uptown Resident
Murder	$2.47 million	$436
Rape/Sexual Assault	$198,494	$35
Robbery	$130,310	$23
Assault	$864,090	$152
Kidnapping	$73,086	$13
Vehicle Theft	$576,845	$102
Burglary	$229,924	$41
Theft	$401,876	$71
Arson	$9,461	$2
Vandalism	$124,096	$22
Animal Cruelty	$4,597	$1
Drug Crimes	$365,525	$64
Identity Theft	$722	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$5,450,153	$961

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Uptown, New Orleans, 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 Uptown totals $17,573,717 ($3,099 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,023,870 ($4,061 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 southeast part of the neighborhood 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 Uptown's 5,670 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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Uptown 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 Uptown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.306
Robbery	0.7306
Rape	0.5774
Murder	0.2319
Total Violent Crime	6.846 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.69
Vehicle Theft	6.570
Burglary	4.471
Arson	0.0691
Total Property Crime	24.80 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2126
Drug Crimes	8.715
Vandalism	3.064
Identity Theft	0.0164
Animal Cruelty	0.1096
Total "Other" Rate	12.12 (C-)

Individual Uptown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Uptown is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Uptown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Riverside, New Orleans, LA	C-	D+	D+
Milan, New Orleans, LA	D+	C-	C-
Audubon, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C
Broadmoor, New Orleans, LA	D+	D+	C-
Central City, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-
Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA	D	F	D+
East Carollton, New Orleans, LA	D+	D	D+
Marlyville, New Orleans, LA	C-	C	C
Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D
Leonidas, New Orleans, LA	D+	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Uptown is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Windsor Village North, Santa Ana, CA	A	A-	A-
View Ridge, Seattle, WA	C+	B+	B+
Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH	D	C-	C-
Downtown Riverfront-190th, Bothell, WA	C+	B-	B-
Downtown, Providence, RI	D-	C-	C-
Daybreak, South Jordan, UT	A+	A+	A+
Waverley Square, Belmont, MA	A	A	A
Webber-Camden, Minneapolis, MN	C-	C	C
City Center North, Aurora, CO	F	D-	D-
West Gate, Toledo, OH	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Uptown 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 Uptown, New Orleans, LA average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Uptown schools on SchoolGrade

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