Jefferson Parish, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$95.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Jefferson Parish, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $532 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Jefferson Parish with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Jefferson Parish against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Jefferson Parish sits in the 37th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 37% of counties and behind 63%. The grade covers only Jefferson Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Jefferson Parish is 4.311 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 86 in the east areas to 1 in 298 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Jefferson Parish, LA report the most violent crime, about 672 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Jefferson Parish, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Jefferson Parish is projected at $95,932,982 for 2025, about $211 per resident and $532 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Jefferson Parish Compared to Other Counties?

Jefferson Parish, LA:	$211
Orleans Parish, LA:	$783
St. Tammany Parish, LA:	$266
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $211 per resident each year in Jefferson Parish, which is $48 less than the national average and $259 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Jefferson Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $783 per person, which is $572 more than in Jefferson Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, LA, crime costs $266 per person, which is $55 more than in Jefferson Parish

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Jefferson Parish, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Jefferson Parish	Cost per Jefferson Parish Resident
Murder	$30.3 million	$67
Rape/Sexual Assault	$17.2 million	$38
Robbery	$7.30 million	$16
Assault	$41.1 million	$90
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$95,932,982	$211

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Jefferson Parish, LA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Jefferson Parish totals $297,978,448 ($654 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $393,911,430 ($865 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Jefferson Parish, LA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Major airports, of which Jefferson Parish has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Jefferson Parish Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Jefferson Parish residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.142
Robbery	0.5097
Rape	0.6239
Murder	0.0354
Total Violent Crime	4.311 (C-)

Individual Jefferson Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Jefferson Parish is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Jefferson Parish.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Jefferson Parish is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Spokane County, WA	D-	C	C
Pinellas County, FL	A	A-	A-
Okaloosa County, FL	A+	A+	A+
Saratoga County, NY	A+	A	A
Pinal County, AZ	A	B-	B-
Waukesha County, WI	A	A+	A+
Pima County, AZ	C	C-	C-
Ramsey County, MN	D+	C-	C-
Orleans Parish, LA	F	F	F
Richmond City, VA	D	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Jefferson Parish is safer than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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