The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of May 11-17, 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 May 13, the NOPD – aided by the U.S. Marshals and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office – arrested Evan Rogers (black male, DOB: 05-01-2006) in its investigation of an attempted homicide incident that occurred on May 14, 2025, in the 1600 block of Elizardi Boulevard. Members of the NOPD’s Violent Offender Warrant Squad, U.S. Marshals Task Force and JPSO located Rogers at a hotel in the 50 block of Terry Parkway in Jefferson Parish. After a multi-hour standoff, Rogers was placed under arrest and taken into custody on one count of second-degree murder.
• On May 13, a juvenile male was arrested in the NOPD’s investigation of a homicide that occurred in the 9800 block of Morrison Road. The suspect was arrested on scene and subsequently booked into the Juvenile Justice Intervention 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 120 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 52-percent decrease compared to 252 arrests made during the same period in 2024.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of May 12, the NOPD in 2025 had seized 693 firearms in criminal investigations, a 30-percent decrease compared to 993 such seizures made during the same period in 2024.

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