St. Bernard Parish, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$15.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for St. Bernard Parish, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,024 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. Bernard 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in St. Bernard Parish against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. St. Bernard Parish sits in the 20th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 20% of counties and behind 80%. The grade covers only St. Bernard Parish's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in St. Bernard Parish is 5.520 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 160 in the northwest areas to 1 in 253 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of St. Bernard Parish, LA report the most violent crime, about 81 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in St. Bernard Parish is projected at $15,206,817 for 2025, about $358 per resident and $1,024 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 40.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

St. Bernard Parish, LA:	$358
Orleans Parish, LA:	$783
Jefferson Parish, LA:	$211
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $358 per resident each year in St. Bernard Parish, which is $100 more than the national average and $112 less than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to St. Bernard Parish:

In Orleans Parish, LA, crime costs $783 per person, which is $425 more than in St. Bernard Parish.
In Jefferson Parish, LA, crime costs $211 per person, which is $147 less than in St. Bernard Parish

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for St. Bernard Parish, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$15,206,817	$358

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish totals $60,427,283 ($1,422 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $75,634,099 ($1,780 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in St. Bernard 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 northwest 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. 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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St. Bernard Parish Violent Crime Breakdown

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

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

Individual St. Bernard Parish Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent 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 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
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 violent crime rate, St. Bernard Parish is as safe as the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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