According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, St. Bernard is safer than 61% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Louisiana, only on the order of 27% of the communities have a lower crime rate than St. Bernard. If you live in St. Bernard, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 136. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in St. Bernard compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared St. Bernard with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether St. Bernard's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how St. Bernard does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in St. Bernard.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that St. Bernard's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in St. Bernard is one in 578.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in St. Bernard is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in St. Bernard than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 178.