(The Center Square) — Major crime in New Orleans is down by double digits this year even as the city prepares for Gov. Jeff Landry to possibly send National Guard troops to support local police.
A City Council crime dashboard updated through Nov. 2 shows 10,883 major crime incidents so far this year, a 17.6% drop from the same point in 2024. Compared with two and three years ago, incidents are down 41.1% and 36.8%, respectively. Murders stand at 93, 7.0% below last year’s pace (100) and far below 2023 (170) and 2022 (226).
There have been significant declines in auto theft (1,956, -31.5%), vehicle burglary (1,590, -18.4%), burglary (1,024, -18.1%), armed robbery (136, -23.2%), carjacking (51, -23.9%) and firearm homicides (66, -26.7%). Notable increases include stabbings (150, +8.7%), rape/sexual assault (645, +3.7%) and non-firearm homicides (13, +30%). A long-term chart on the dashboard shows a steep decline in rolling incident totals through 2025…