NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for November 24-30, 2024

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of November 24-30, 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 November 24, the NOPD arrested seven individuals for illegal carrying of firearms during a second line parade in the Second District. The arrests were made at various locations along the parade route after officers and/or citizens witnessed the suspects illegally possessing firearms. The suspects were arrested for charges including carrying of concealed handguns during a parade or demonstration, carrying of a firearm while in a firearm-free zone (school), illegal carrying of a weapon, neglect in carrying of a concealed weapon, illegal carrying of a weapon while in possession of narcotics and for possession of narcotics and violation of a controlled dangerous substance in a school zone.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 399 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 44-percent decrease compared to 713 arrests made during the same period in 2023.

Gun seizures

Additionally, as of November 25, the NOPD in 2024 had seized 2,002 firearms in criminal investigations, a 21-percent decrease compared to 2,564 such seizures made during the same period in 2023.

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