Neighborhood overview
French Quarter, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for French Quarter 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
French Quarter reports notably higher per-capita rates than New Orleans citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
8,149 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,005 / 100k citywide (+711%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+2047%)
Property
19,133 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,498 / 100k citywide (+447%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+889%)
~3,066 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~49 days · newest report Oct 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 ~49-day data window with 151 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (230 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (30% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 7 week-over-week (22 this week, 29 the week before).
- · property reports up 3 week-over-week (29 this week, 26 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (4 this week, 2 the week before).
- · Most reports in French Quarter occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 30% 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.