Neighborhood overview
Read Blvd West, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for Read Blvd West 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
Read Blvd West reports below New Orleans's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
360 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,013 / 100k citywide (-64%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-5%)
Property
3,777 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,764 / 100k citywide (0%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+95%)
~5,343 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~49 days · newest report Aug 23, 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 45 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (42 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (3 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (6 this week, 8 the week before).
- · Most reports in Read Blvd West occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 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.