2022, April 18 Inmate
Inmate Snapshot Highlights: 84% (740 inmates) in custody on felony pretrial charges 61% (539 inmates) in custody on violent felony charges 23% (205 inmates) in custody on homicide charges
2022, April 18 Prosecution
Takeaways: A 53% majority of both arrests and screening decisions in 2022 have been for violent felony offenses The violent felony acceptance rate has fallen to 53%, which seems to be largely driven by the low (32%) acceptance rate of felony domestic violence charges (see Violent Felony Screening Decisions button) Among overall closed felony cases,…
2022, April 11 Crime
The 4th District saw a big spike in homicides over the weekend – the four murders between Friday-Saturday in Algiers represent half of April 2022 homicides, bringing us to 77 to date Shootings are not much higher than the same time in 2021 (+8%), but are up 132% and 61% relative to 2019 and 2020,…
2022, April 11 Inmate
OPSO Inmate Snapshot 4/12/2022 84% (761 inmates) in custody awaiting resolution of felony charges 61% (554 inmates) in custody on violent felony charges 23% (209 inmates) in custody on murder charges
2022, April 11 Prosecution
Takeaways: Both police and prosecutors continue to prioritize violent crimes, as indicated by the 454 violent felony arrests and 659 violent felony cases screened between Jan 1, 2022-April 7, 2022 Overall, 40% of felony cases closed with a felony conviction, with 28% of felony cases dismissed In contrast, 66% of violent felony cases resulted in…
2022, April 4 Crime
At least 71 people have been murdered in 2022 to date, which represents a substantial increase relative to prior years (+122% compared with 2019; +48% compared with 2021) Nonfatal shooting rates show a smaller change relative to 2021 (+8%) but are much higher compared to 2019 (+133%) Carjacking still shows the highest rate of increase…
2022, April 4 Inmate
Inmate Population Highlights: 23% (208 of 909 inmates) awaiting trial on murder charges 61% (550 of 909 inmates) awaiting trial on violent felony charges 83% (755 of 909 inmates) awaiting trial on any felony charge
2022, April 4 Prosecution
Takeaways: The DA is working to address the backlog of unscreened cases, as evidenced by the 1,090 felony screening decisions made in 2022 (58% accepted) Most major violent felonies are being accepted by the DA – ranging from 68% accepted (Robbery) to 93% (Attempted Murder) – with the vast majority of violent felony refusals(81%) coming…
2022, March 28 Inmate
Inmate Population Highlights: 210 (23% of inmates) awaiting trial on murder charges 544 (60% of inmates) awaiting trial on violent felony charges 752 (83% of inmates) awaiting trial on any felony charge
2022, March 28 Prosecution
Takeaways: Violent felonies account for over half of all felony arrests (54%) and screening decisions (51%) – both NOPD and DA’s office are prioritizing these cases The felony conviction rate is increasing as jury trials resume, with fewer felonies ending in dismissal Since March 7, 2022, the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office has secured guilty…