Neighborhood overview
Village De Lest, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for Village De Lest 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
Village De Lest reports below New Orleans's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
656 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,016 / 100k citywide (-35%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+73%)
Property
2,243 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,523 / 100k citywide (-36%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+16%)
~7,690 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 48 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (63 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (6 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports up 4 week-over-week (8 this week, 4 the week before).
- · Most reports in Village De Lest occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 33% 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.