The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of July 20-26, 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 20, NOPD Special Operations Division officers arrested Jeremiah Mills (black male, DOB: 11-11-1997) after Mills barricaded himself inside of a residence in the 3400 block of Fourth Street. Mills was arrested and booked on an active arrest warrant on charges including attempted second-degree murder, aggravated second-degree battery, aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal use of weapons, felon in possession of a firearm and for illegal carrying of a firearm. These charges came from an attempted murder incident that occurred on July 18, 2025, in the 2100 block of Julia Street.
• On July 22, the NOPD announced the arrest of Joshua Kagler (black male, DOB; 12-05-1986) on multiple felony charges related to the alleged sexual exploitation of minors. Kagler was arrested and booked on charges including five (5) counts of trafficking of children for sexual purposes, five counts of indecent behavior with juveniles, one count of third-degree rape and one count of sexual battery.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 166 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 48-percent decrease compared to 321 arrests made during the same period in 2024.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of July 21, the NOPD in 2025 had seized 1,066 firearms in criminal investigations, a 24-percent decrease compared to 1,400 such seizures made during the same period in 2024.

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