The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of December 15-21, 2024.

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 December 18, the NOPD announced the arrest of Alex Harris (black male, DOB: 01-29-1992) in the investigation of a shooting on November 17, 2024, that injured nine innocent bystanders and one suspect. Harris, who was on parole at the time of the incident, was arrested by the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole at their offices on December 13 on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm at a parade. Additional charges are pending.
• On December 19, the NOPD’s Violent Offenders Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals arrested Jalil Williams (black male, DOB: 07-14-1996) in the NOPD’s investigation of a homicide that occurred on December 16, 2024, in the 8000 block of Dwyer Road. NOPD VOWS and the U.S. Marshals located and arrested Williams without incident in the 1000 block of Loyola Avenue. Williams was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on one count of second-degree murder.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 413 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 46-percent decrease compared to 759 arrests made during the same period in 2023.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of December 16, the NOPD in 2024 had seized 2,148 firearms in criminal investigations, a 21-percent decrease compared to 2,728 such seizures made during the same period in 2023.

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