Sixth District Crime Trends 2019-2022 Quick Facts Estimated population ~39,597 Area: ~5.5 sq. miles Major Neighborhoods: Lower Garden District Hoffman Triangle* Central City* Irish Channel *Much of the major violent crime in the 6th District appears to be somewhat concentrated in these two neighborhoods Per Capita Rankings 8 HOMICIDES per 10,000 residents – ranked 4th of…
Seventh District Crime Trends 2019-2022 Quick Facts Estimated population ~ 79,295 Area ~ 133 sq. miles The 7th is the largest District in Orleans Parish by both population and area Major Neighborhoods: Little Woods Lake Forest Pines Village Plum Orchard Village De L’Est Despite consistently having some of the highest crime numbers in the city,…
Eighth District Crime Trends 2019-2022 Quick Facts Estimated population ~ 20,000 Area ~ 7.5 sq. miles Neighborhoods: French Quarter Central Business District The 8th District has the highest number of armed robberies per capita of any District (38 per 10,000 residents) Per Capita Rankings 6 HOMICIDES per 10,000 residents – ranked 5th of the 8 NOPD Districts 14…
In total, there were 704 shooting incidents (fatal + nonfatal) in 2022. Of these, 222 (32%) resulted in a fatality, compared to a 26% (175 out of 665 total incidents) rate of fatality in 2021 shootings. Carjacking incidents seemed to wane towards the end of 2022. At 279 for the year, we ended with…
As of December 26, we have had 274 homicides in 2022, a 29% increase over the same time in 2021. *NOTE: a homicide was reported on Tuesday morning (December 27) in the 300 block of Julia St. This brings us to 275 homicides in 2022, the highest we have seen since 1996. Nonfatal shooting…
A 15-year-old freshman from McMain high school was gunned down Wednesday afternoon in a car on St. Bernard Ave. He is at least the 25th juvenile homicide victim of 2022. Our current YTD homicide total is 265. This is a 31% increase over the same time period last year and the highest we have seen…
Last week was a wild one, including a quadruple (mass) shooting at a Dollar Tree in Gentilly. This shooting incident came only one day after two people were shot and killed at/near a Walgreens not far from the Dollar Tree. We had six homicides last week, bringing our 2022 total to 264 – at…
First District Crime Trends as of December 4, 2022 Quick Facts Estimated population ~32,269 residents Area ~5.2 sq. miles (smallest by area) Major Neighborhoods Tulane/Gravier Bayou St. John Mid City Treme/Lafitte Seventh Ward At 13 carjackings per 10,000 residents, the 1st District has a higher number of per capita carjacking incidents than any other District …
Second District Crime Trends as of December 4, 2022 Quick Facts Estimated population ~ 67,546 residents Area ~ 8.5 sq. miles Major Neighborhoods Hollygrove Audubon Leonidas West Riverside Broadmoor Uptown The 2nd District has the lowest rate of per capita violent crime in nearly every category Homicide – ranked 8th, with 2 homicides per 10k residents…
Third District Crime Trends as of December 4, 2022 Quick Facts Est. population ~ 75,261 residents Area ~ 15 sq. miles Major Neighborhoods Lakeview Gentilly Woods City Park Filmore West End Despite overall increases in violent crime incidents, the 3rd District is generally low in per capita rankings Homicide – ranked 7th, with 3 homicides per 10k residents…