New Orleans, LA Analytics

September recorded 14,035 crime incidents.

August recorded 15,064 crime incidents.

July recorded 15,446 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 33,094
  • Theft: 4,128
  • Assault: 3,646
  • Burglary: 1,372
  • Vandalism: 753
  • Arrest: 683
  • Shooting: 552
  • Robbery: 302
  • Arson: 15

Crime by Month

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

July had about 1% more crime than August, with July producing 382 more crimes than August.

July had about 1% more crime than September, with July producing 1,411 more crimes than September.

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 87% 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 552 shootings over a three month period in New Orleans, Louisiana. That's an average of about 184 shootings per month. July saw the most shootings with 196, followed by September with 179 shootings, and August with 177 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.