Neighborhood overview
Seventh Ward, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for Seventh Ward 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
Seventh Ward reports higher per-capita rates than New Orleans citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
2,067 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,016 / 100k citywide (+103%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+445%)
Property
4,838 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,523 / 100k citywide (+37%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+150%)
~9,761 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 139 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (177 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 6 week-over-week (30 this week, 24 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (16 this week, 19 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
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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.