The number of reported crimes in New Orleans saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects reports from police agencies and validated sources. The number of reported incidents fell to 3,829 for the week of Sept. 2, down from 4,140 the week before.
The number of theft reports fell the most, dropping to 449 incidents last week from 494 the week before.
Among other categories, there was also a decrease in assault, from 325 incidents per week to 311, and there was one reported incident of arson last week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick in their number of reports last week, burglary rose from 157 to 193, and robbery went up from 20 to 21.
Of those incidents, 68 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 86 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, the French Quarter, the Central Business District and Central City continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
However, the number of crime reports in the French Quarter fell last week, after increasing the week before, and the number of incidents in the Central Business District are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesday, Tuesday and Saturday continued to have the most reported crimes last week. The largest decreases from the previous week occurred on Saturday, Thursday and Monday. Comparing times of day, early afternoon, late afternoon and evening saw the most crime last week.
Want a longer-term view of crime in New Orleans? Here's our latest monthly crime report.
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