The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of June 29-July 5, 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 June 29, the NOPD arrested Benjamin Camp (black male, DOB: 10-22-2000) in its investigation of a homicide that occurred on June 28 in the 2000 block of Marigny Street. Camp was booked into the Orleans Justice Center on one count of second-degree murder.
• On July 2, the NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad arrested Montel Lee (black male, DOB: 05-25-1996) in its investigation of a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on May 10, 2025, on Interstate 10 near France Road. Lee was booked into the Orleans Justice Center on one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 153 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 50-percent decrease compared to 309 arrests made during the same period in 2024.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of July 7, the NOPD in 2025 had seized 1,004 firearms in criminal investigations, a 24-percent decrease compared to 1,327 such seizures made during the same period in 2024.

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