The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of December 29, 2024-January 4, 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 December 30, 2024, the NOPD arrested Daniel Miorana (black male, DOB 12-07-1995) and Darrell Adams (black male, DOB: 07-09-2001) in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on November 21, 2024, in the 700 block of Iberville Street. Both Miorana and Adams surrendered to police and were subsequently booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on one count each of second-degree murder and three counts each of attempted second-degree murder.
• On January 3, 2025, the NOPD arrested Sean A. Black (black male, DOB: 04-12-1971) in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on January 1, 2025, in the 500 block of Convention Center Boulevard. Black was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center for 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 six arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 40-percent decrease compared to 10 arrests made during the same period in 202.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of December 30, 2024, the NOPD in 2024 had seized 2,204 firearms in criminal investigations, a 21-percent decrease compared to 2,806 such seizures made during the same period in 2023.

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