The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of July 27-August 2, 2025.

Click the chart below for a larger version. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

Notable arrests made

During the listed week, the NOPD also made the following notable arrest(s):

• On July 30, the NOPD arrested Dylan Parr (white male, DOB: 06-02-2005) of Slidell, La., in the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on July 27, 2025, on Interstate 10 East near the Read Boulevard exit. Parr surrendered to police while accompanied by his attorney and was subsequently booked for hit-and-run driving with serious injury or death.

Gun arrests (arrests made under LA RS 14:95 and sub-items)

Year to date, the NOPD has made 168 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 48-percent decrease compared to 323 arrests made during the same period in 2024.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of July 28, the NOPD in 2025 had seized 1,097 firearms in criminal investigations, a 23-percent decrease compared to 1,430 such seizures made during the same period in 2024.

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