The new year brought something to celebrate across Louisiana: Key indicators of violent crime continue to decline in cities across the state.
There were 121 murders in New Orleans in 2025, a 3% drop from the 125 in 2024. More significantly, the total represents an impressive 55% decline compared to just three years earlier, when the city’s homicide rate led the nation.
In Shreveport, the number of criminal homicides dropped 19% year over year, from 52 in 2024 to 42 in 2025, the lowest number since before the COVID pandemic struck…