Central Business District, New Orleans, LA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Central Business District

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Central Business District_{/100k people}	New Orleans_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	19,820	2,464 (estimate)	4,990	3,864	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Central Business District_{/100k people}	New Orleans_{/100k people}	Louisiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	174	n/a	43.8	11.8	5.3
Rape	537	n/a	135.2	38.8	40.4
Robbery	1,445	n/a	363.8	119.1	102.8
Assault	2,093	n/a	526.9	396.4	248.5
Violent crime	4,249	528 (estimate)	1,070	566	386
Burglary	2,561	n/a	644.8	740.5	468.9
Theft	10,583	n/a	2,664.4	2,336.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	2,427	n/a	611.0	220.8	236.9
Property crime	15,571	1,936 (estimate)	3,920	3,298	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lafourche Crossing, LA	2,125	161	939	1,101
Ama, LA	1,349	165	964	1,129
Elmwood, LA	4,658	209	1,219	1,428
Harahan, LA	9,321	96	1,346	1,442
River Ridge, LA	13,706	226	1,317	1,543
Jean Lafitte, LA	1,888	235	1,369	1,604
Poydras, LA	2,394	280	1,634	1,915
New Orleans, LA	382,922	1,070	3,920	4,990

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Central Business District is 13% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 6.75 daily crimes that occur in Central Business District.
Central Business District is safer than 72% of the cities in the Louisiana.
In Central Business District you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in New Orleans has increased by 3%.

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Daily Crime In Central Business District (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Central Business District

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Central Business District is 1 in 190

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Central Business District is 1 in 52

The chance of being a victim of crime in Central Business District is 1 in 41

Year Over Year Crime In New Orleans (per 100,000 people)

New Orleans police department

Item	Central Business District	New Orleans	Louisiana
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	1,513	7,311
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.2	4.2

Sex offenders in Louisiana

State	Total offenders	Louisiana_/100K	National_/100K
Louisiana	11,025	243	222

There are a total of 11,025 sex offenders in Louisiana. This yields a total of 243 sex offenders in Louisiana per 100,000 residents which is 9% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Arlington, TX	383,899	557	3,154	3,711
Wichita, KS	388,033	1,057	5,382	6,439
Cleveland, OH	389,165	1,631	5,316	6,947
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	481	4,524	5,005
Tulsa, OK	399,906	1,095	5,904	6,999
New Orleans, LA	382,922	1,070	3,920	4,990

Source: The Central Business District, New Orleans, LA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.