New Orleans Crime 2020
New Orleans · 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years) · updated 2026-11-12
New Orleans police open data lists 53,440 incidents for 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years). The most common crime types were theft (24.4%), other (19.2%), assault (18.2%).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 13,051 | 24.4% | — |
| Other | 10,260 | 19.2% | — |
| Assault | 9,749 | 18.2% | — |
| Burglary | 7,251 | 13.6% | — |
| Vandalism | 7,064 | 13.2% | — |
| Auto theft | 1,842 | 3.4% | — |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,387 | 2.6% | — |
| Robbery | 1,078 | 2.0% | — |
| Sexual assault | 853 | 1.6% | — |
| Fraud | 389 | 0.7% | — |
| Shooting | 244 | 0.5% | — |
| Homicide | 210 | 0.4% | — |
| Bike theft | 62 | 0.1% | — |
The police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years. These are the counts the source published, not a complete year.
Month by month
| Jan | 4,980 |
| Feb | 4,962 |
| Mar | 4,421 |
| Apr | 3,871 |
| May | 3,922 |
| Jun | 4,001 |
| Jul | 4,205 |
| Aug | 4,617 |
| Sep | 4,312 |
| Oct | 4,877 |
| Nov | 4,918 |
| Dec | 4,354 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in New Orleans in 2020?
53,440 incidents for 2020 (the police feed changed after this year (911 calls before the crime-report feed began, or a smaller extract), so not comparable with later years) in New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans Police Department 911 calls open data.
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Source: New Orleans Police Department (89%), New Orleans Police Department 911 calls (11%) open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.