NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for September 1-7, 2024

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of September 1-7, 2024.

Click the chart below for a larger version. Please note that these statistical figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

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Notable arrests made

During the listed week, the NOPD also made the following notable arrest(s):

• On September 4, the NOPD arrested Chate Mark (black female, DOB: 09-21-1999) in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old woman. The offense occurred on September 1, 2024, shortly before 3:00 a.m., at the intersection of Baudin and South Solomon Streets. Mark was located at a hotel located in Chalmette, La. Mark is currently incarcerated at the Orleans Parish Justice Center on a charge of second-degree murder.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 336 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 43-percent decrease compared to 585 arrests made during the same period in 2023.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of September 7, the NOPD in 2024 had seized 1,590 firearms in criminal investigations, a 20-percent decrease compared to 1,996 such seizures made during the same period in 2023.