Orleans Parish, LA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

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Fact

A crime occurs every 24 minutes (on average) in Orleans Parish.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Orleans Parish in green. The most dangerous areas in Orleans Parish are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Orleans Parish, LA Safe?

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US county. Orleans Parish is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of counties are safer and 1% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Orleans Parish's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in Orleans Parish is 7.113 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Orleans Parish generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Orleans Parish may be as high as 1 in 117 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 156 in the southeast part of the county. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Orleans Parish, LA: about 559 per year. The east part of Orleans Parish has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 149 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Orleans Parish, remember that the rate of vehicle theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Orleans Parish residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Orleans Parish has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Orleans Parish has 3, have the same problem. Of Orleans Parish’s 389,262 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Orleans Parish Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.904
Robbery	0.9008
Rape	0.6527
Murder	0.2903
Total Violent Crime	7.748 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.42
Vehicle Theft	7.113
Burglary	5.877
Arson	0.0674
Total Property Crime	31.48 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2142
Drug Crimes	9.888
Vandalism	6.683
Identity Theft	0.0237
Animal Cruelty	0.1141
Total "Other" Rate	16.92 (D-)

Individual Orleans Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of vehicle theft in Orleans Parish is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Orleans Parish.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Orleans Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for vehicle theft. 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Buncombe County, NC	C-	C	C	D-
Minnehaha County, SD	C	B-	B-	F
Butler County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Butler County, OH	B+	A-	A-	D+
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	D-
Macomb County, MI	B-	C+	C+	F
El Paso County, CO	D	C	C	F
Burlington County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	C-
El Paso County, TX	D	D+	D+	F
Milwaukee County, WI	D+	D-	D-	F

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Orleans Parish schools on SchoolGrade

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