New Orleans Crime 2023
New Orleans · 2023 (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 54,711 incidents for 2023 (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 (29.3%), other (19.2%), assault (15.9%).
Crime types in 2023
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 16,006 | 29.3% | — |
| Other | 10,483 | 19.2% | — |
| Assault | 8,716 | 15.9% | — |
| Vandalism | 6,578 | 12.0% | — |
| Burglary | 6,114 | 11.2% | — |
| Auto theft | 2,836 | 5.2% | — |
| Robbery | 993 | 1.8% | — |
| Theft from vehicle | 950 | 1.7% | — |
| Sexual assault | 881 | 1.6% | — |
| Fraud | 711 | 1.3% | — |
| Shooting | 216 | 0.4% | — |
| Homicide | 205 | 0.4% | — |
| Bike theft | 22 | 0.0% | — |
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 | 4,998 |
| Feb | 4,776 |
| Mar | 4,252 |
| Apr | 4,674 |
| May | 4,795 |
| Jun | 4,384 |
| Jul | 4,489 |
| Aug | 4,333 |
| Sep | 4,443 |
| Oct | 4,572 |
| Nov | 4,467 |
| Dec | 4,528 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in New Orleans in 2023?
54,711 incidents for 2023 (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.