Neighborhood overview
West Lake Forest, New Orleans
Recent police-feed safety data for West Lake Forest 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
West Lake Forest reports higher per-capita rates than New Orleans citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,815 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 1,013 / 100k citywide (+79%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+378%)
Property
4,431 / 100k local
vs New Orleans 3,764 / 100k citywide (+18%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+129%)
~4,766 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 54 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (59 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 4 week-over-week (12 this week, 8 the week before).
- · property reports up 4 week-over-week (7 this week, 3 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Lake Forest occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 34% 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.