NOPD Announces Preliminary Crime Statistics for August 4-10, 2024

The following is a weekly report of citywide crime statistics compiled by the NOPD Analytics Unit for the period of August 4-10, 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 re-booked Yuan N. Buggage (black male, DOB: 05-05-2000) of Chalmette, La., in the ongoing investigation of a homicide that occurred on July 29, 2024, in the 2100 block of Soniat Street. Buggage, who was incarcerated in the Orleans Parish Justice Center for an unrelated incident, was rebooked on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.

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

Year to date, the NOPD has made 323 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm. This is a 41-percent decrease compared to 545 arrests made during the same period in 2023.