Crime Statistics: Crime Is 'Different' Now
Numbers don't tell the full story
Presenting you with the most recent crime statistics from the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Remember, comparisons to 2022 don’t mean much; we need to look at 2019 to get a better understanding of the condition of crime in New Orleans - before the pandemic and the disastrous response to it.
WWL-TV has reported on the different nature of crime compared to, say, 1990, when more than 400 murders occurred in the city.
Children are killing and being killed; crime feels random; criminals take life with a casualness that causes us all to feel less secure.
The retired criminal court judge interviewed by WWL said scant-nearly nothing about the role of fathers and families… Democrats always make the same insufferable mistake, dismissing the role of families while dumping all the blame for crime on “us” or “the state” or “we.”
There’s nothing “we” or “the state” can do that only parents and families must do for their children.
As of July 9, 2023:
Homicide Victims: 137
Homicide total includes six victims of vehicular homicide, one negligent, and approx. three pending justifiable consult. These will not be counted as “murders” by NOPD.
Homicide in 2023 is 15% lower than the same time in 2022.
Nonfatal Shooting Incidents: 223
There have been approximately 305 victims of nonfatal gunshot incidents in 2023, though this number is subject to change as investigations progress.
At the same time in 2022, there had been 248 shooting incidents and approximately 359 nonfatal shooting victims (overall reduction of 15% in fatal/nonfatal shooting incidents and victims).
Carjacking Incidents: 89
Carjacking incidents are down 47% relative to 2022 – still the biggest decline we are seeing in any major violent crime category since 2022.
Continues to coincide with a substantial (141%) increase in auto theft (as of July 9, 2022, 1,728 auto thefts vs. 4,160 in 2023).
Armed Robbery Incidents: 234
Armed robbery is 19% lower than this time in 2022, though we remain slightly to moderately above 2019-2021 rates (+3%, +24%, and +11%, respectively).
There are similar numbers of armed robberies since 2019, except for 2020, when the city was under COVID-19 lockdown.
In 2022, there were 1,728 reported auto thefts as of July 9th.
There have been at least 4,160 reported auto thefts to date in 2023, an increase of 141% since 2022.
This is an average of 22 stolen cars per day.
I had lunch with a cousin yesterday and was comforted to learn he was carrying.
Be safe everyone!