New Orleans Crime Bulletin
Week ending 5 October 2023
The news remains mixed regarding crime and violence in New Orleans.
We certainly appreciate the reduction in homicide compared to last year, but the city is experiencing a 101% increase over 2019.
Hundreds and hundreds of people shot in our city…
As of November 5, 2023:
Homicide Victims: 193
Two homicides last week brings our YTD total to 193
Homicide total includes ten victims of vehicular homicide, four negligent, and approx. four pending justifiable consult. These will not be counted as “murders” by NOPD.
Homicide in 2023 is 18% lower than the same time in 2022.
Nonfatal Shooting Incidents: 326
There have been approximately 431 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 398 shooting incidents and approximately 519 nonfatal shooting victims (an overall reduction of 19% in fatal/nonfatal shooting victims and a reduction of 22% in fatal/nonfatal homicide incidents).
Let’s look at the map:
Carjacking Incidents: 130
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 (80%) increase in auto theft (as of November 5, 2022, 3,437 auto thefts vs. 6,194 in 2023).
Armed Robbery Incidents: 314
Armed robbery is 32% lower than this time in 2022 and 12% lower than the same time in 2019
This is the only category of major violent crime showing reductions compared with the past 4 years
From 25 stolen cars per day to about 20. Considering what’s being discussed here, it’s hard to call that “an improvement,” but that’s where we find ourselves.
In 2022, there were 3,437 reported auto thefts as of November 5th.
There have been at least 6,194 reported auto thefts to date in 2023, an increase of 80% since 2022.
This is an average of 20 stolen cars per day, though we have slowly improved since earlier in the year, when the city was averaging 25 stolen cars per day.
As always…
We encourage everyone to stay situationally aware and alert. Learn some defensive techniques - these differ, of course, based on your strength, your size, your age, etc.
But don’t be defenseless in New Orleans, my friends.
We remain, as ever, grateful to the fine folks at the Metropolitan Crime Commission.
the bec
