Neighborhood overview

Bayou St. John, New Orleans

Recent police-feed safety data for Bayou St. John in New Orleans, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the New Orleans police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Bayou St. John reports lower per-capita rates than New Orleans citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    72 / 100k local

    vs New Orleans 265 / 100k citywide (-73%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-78%)

  • Property

    1,435 / 100k local

    vs New Orleans 2,195 / 100k citywide (-35%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-7%)

~3,633 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~56 days · newest report 5/23/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

CFS-calibrated × 0.40

Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~56-day data window — read the grade as provisional. When the upstream feed refreshes, the longer window will tighten the comparison.

Recent activity (18 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (44% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (3 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · property reports up 3 week-over-week (4 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Bayou St. John occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 44% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.