New Orleans, LA Analytics

March recorded 15,085 crime incidents.

February recorded 14,208 crime incidents.

January recorded 14,327 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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43,620Total

Crime Types

  • Other: 32,181
  • Theft: 3,989
  • Assault: 3,438
  • Burglary: 1,300
  • Shooting: 1,075
  • Vandalism: 803
  • Arrest: 571
  • Robbery: 241
  • Arson: 22

Crime by Month

In the past three months, March had the most number of crimes in New Orleans, Louisiana.

March had about 1% more crime than January, with March producing 758 more crimes than January.

March had about 1% more crime than February, with March producing 877 more crimes than February.

Most Committed Crimes in New Orleans, Louisiana

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 9% of crime in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 76% of violent crime in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 75% of property crime in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Reported Shootings in New Orleans, Louisiana

We recorded 1,075 shootings over a three month period in New Orleans, Louisiana. That's an average of about 358.333 shootings per month. January saw the most shootings with 529, followed by February with 304 shootings, and March with 242 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of New Orleans. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.