Weekly Crime Report
As of 3 December
It’s been another week of your safety in New Orleans depending on either luck or avoidance. The Metropolitan Crime Commission provides the data:
As of December 3, 2023:
Homicide Victims: 213
Two homicides last week brings our YTD homicide total to 213.
Homicide in 2023 is -17% lower than the same time in 2022, though remains higher relative to 2019-2021.
The homicide total includes eleven victims of vehicular homicide, five negligent, and approximately six which may ultimately be deemed as justified by the DA’s office. These will not be counted as “murders” by NOPD.
Nonfatal Shooting Incidents: 342
There have been approximately 460 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 437 shooting incidents and approximately 580 nonfatal shooting victims (an overall reduction of –21% in fatal/nonfatal shooting victims and a reduction of –22% in fatal nonfatal shooting incidents).
Carjacking Incidents: 139
We had 4 carjacking incidents last week, though we remain -47% lower than 2022, -46% lower than 2021, and -32% lower than 2020.
As we have seen during most of 2023, the carjacking reduction coincides with a large (+75%) increase in auto theft (as of December 3, 2022, 3,786 auto thefts vs. 6,642 in 2023).
Armed Robbery Incidents: 336
Armed robbery is –34% lower than this time in 2022 and -15% lower than the same time in 2019.
This is the only category of major violent crime showing reductions compared with the past 4 years.
In 2022, there were 3,786 reported auto thefts as of December 3rd.
There have been at least 6,642 reported auto thefts to date in 2023, an increase of 75% 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.
November 28th and 29th had the fewest number of reported auto thefts of any day in 2023 (2 and 3 reported auto thefts, respectively).
As always, trust your instincts, be aware, and think ahead.
Stay safe.
the bec