Today (January 13, 2025), the NOPD released its 2024 crime statistics, compiling and comparing data on overall crime in the city of New Orleans, calls for service and response times, domestic violence incidents and Special Victims Division information.
“Today, we recognize the hard work and resilience of our officers, community partners, and the people of New Orleans in achieving significant progress in reducing crime across our city,” NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “However, let me be clear—this is not about celebrating statistics. Every crime represents a person, a family, and a community impacted by loss and pain.
“While these numbers reflect lives saved and neighborhoods feeling safer, they also remind us of the work that remains,” Kirkpatrick said. “Our commitment is to ensure every family in New Orleans feels the peace and security they deserve. “
2024 Annual Crime Comparisons
Overall crime demonstrated decreases in 2024 compared to 2023, three- and five-year averages and to 2019 crime counts.
There was an overall decrease of 26 percent in crime throughout the city in 2024, compared to the same statistics of 2023. More specifically, there was a 20-percent decrease in person crimes and a 27-percent decrease in property crimes. Among persons crimes, there was a 35-percent decrease in homicides, a 44-percent decrease in nonfatal shootings, a 38-percent decrease in armed robbery and a 49-percent decrease in carjackings.
In a comparison of five-year averages, 2024 saw an overall 23-percent decrease in crime throughout the city. More specifically, there was a 29-percent decrease in persons crimes and a 22-percent decrease in property crimes. Please note that in this comparison, special categories are compared to three-year averages. This comparison showed a 66-percent decrease in carjackings and a 53-percent decrease in nonfatal shootings.
In comparison to 2019, the department’s most recent historic low point in crime statistics, 2024 saw a 29-percent decrease in crime throughout the city. This includes a 14-percent decrease in person crimes and a 32-percent decrease in property crimes
2024 Calls for Service Response Times Report
For 2024, the NOPD’s overall calls for service (CFS) response times saw a decrease, primarily due to a decrease in nonemergency response times. Overall calls for service have decreased by 44,012 calls from 2021’s total, which contributes to these decreases in response times. The department has also worked to strategically deploy officers, which has aided in driving down response times.
With an increased number of 911 calls in 2024, the NOPD has updated its counting to include both phone and 911 sourced calls, to capture all citizen-initiated calls for service. This has led to an increase in overall call volume for all years, but more accurately captures the total number of calls.
2024 Annual Domestic Violence Summary Report
Overall, both reported domestic violence incidents and domestic disturbance each increased by 19 percent for 2024 compared to 2023, respectively. However, domestic homicide incidents decreased from 15 incidents to 9 incidents in 2024, a 40-percent decrease.
One of the reasons for this phenomenon may be due to officers more accurately noting in their reports when an incident is domestic in nature. Additionally, the department has fully implemented both its Advocacy Initiated Response program and callbacks on Gone on Arrival calls, an aspect that is believed to have generated more confidence in reporting and support for domestic violence survivors.
2024 Annual Special Victims Division Report
The NOPD’s Special Victims Division, which is comprised of the Sex Crimes and Child Abuse investigatory units, handled a total of 1,533 cases in 2024. This represents a 4-percent increase over 2023 with substantial increases in human trafficking and carnal knowledge of a juvenile in tandem with increases in attempted and completed first-, second-, and third-degree rape cases.
While clearance rates in these investigations have remained stable year-over-year (7%), there was a slight increase in solve rates for 2024, up to 17% of cases as opposed to 16% in 2023.
To view each of the respective portions of the 2024 report, please see below links:
2024 Annual Crime Comparison
2024 Calls for Service and Response Times Report
2024 Annual Domestic Violence Summary Report
2024 Annual Special Victims Division Report
Have a question or correction? Please email NOPD’s Public Affairs Division at nopdpio@nola.gov.