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New Orleans Crime Rate Report (Louisiana)

New Orleans crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in New Orleans for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2023.

The city violent crime rate for New Orleans in 2023 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 256.67% and the city property crime rate in New Orleans was higher than the national property crime rate average by 162.42%.

In 2023 the city violent crime rate in New Orleans was higher than the violent crime rate in Louisiana by 148.36% and the city property crime rate in New Orleans was higher than the property crime rate in Louisiana by 93.51%.

Property and Violent Crime
New Orleans Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
New Orleans Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

New Orleans Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2023 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,427
ArsonN/A
Burglary1,742
Larceny and Theft10,091
Motor Vehicle Theft6,703
Murder and Manslaughter193
Rape681
Robbery656
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)24,467
Property Crime18,536
Violent Crime4,957
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,265
Arson0
Burglary1,043
Larceny and Theft13,096
Motor Vehicle Theft6,079
Murder and Manslaughter230
Rape872
Robbery689
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)26,149
Property Crime20,218
Violent Crime6,056

Property and Violent Crime Totals

New Orleans Property Crime

New Orleans Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

New Orleans Crime 2023

New Orleans Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

New Orleans Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

New Orleans Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this New Orleans, Louisiana crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the New Orleans crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2023.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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