NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for July 28-August 3, 2024

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of July 28-August 3, 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 August 2, the NOPD arrested Jude West (white male, DOB: 10-13-1992) in the investigation of a fatal hit-and-run vehicle crash that occurred on July 12, 2024, at the intersection of Earhart Boulevard and North Claiborne Avenue. West was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on one count of hit-and-run driving with death or serious injury, as well as on one count of obstruction of justice.
• On July 30, the NOPD arrested David Jackson (black male, DOB: 06-19-1992) on animal cruelty charges. While executing an unrelated search warrant in the 7800 block of Sail Street, detectives discovered an emaciated male dog in the backyard of the residence. The dog appeared severely malnourished, and there was no dog food on the property. Also, the dog did not have access to fresh water. Upon closer inspection, they discovered the skeletal remains of a second dog inside a nearby kennel. LASPCA agents were immediately called to the scene. Jackson was arrested on charges of felony animal cruelty. The Louisiana SPCA has taken custody of the dog.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 322 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 40-percent decrease compared to 537 arrests made during the same period in 2023.

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