Neighborhood overview
Central Business District, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for Central Business District in New Orleans, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the New Orleans police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Central Business District reports notably higher per-capita rates than New Orleans citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
4,398 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,016 / 100k citywide (+333%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+1059%)
Property
29,282 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,523 / 100k citywide (+731%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+1414%)
~3,632 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~56 days · newest report Jul 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
CFS-calibrated × 1.29
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~56-day data window with 278 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (287 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 6 week-over-week (35 this week, 29 the week before).
- · property reports up 6 week-over-week (43 this week, 37 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Central Business District occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 36% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.