The New Orleans Police Department recently released a report on citywide crime statistics for the last week of May. According to NOPD News, from May 25 to May 31, gun arrests in New Orleans showed a significant decrease compared to the previous year.
The datasheet indicates a marked decline, with the NOPD having made 130 arrests for illegal possession of a firearm this year, down by 51 percent from the 266 arrests recorded during the same timeframe in 2024. This drop can possibly signal either a reduction in gun-related offenses or changes in enforcement policies, but analysis is ongoing. The NOPD’s ongoing efforts to tackle illegal firearms in the community are reflected in these preliminary figures.
In addition to the arrests, firearm confiscations by NOPD show a similar downward trend. The report specifies that as of May 27, 768 firearms have been seized in criminal investigations in 2025. That marks a 28-percent decrease from 1,071 firearms seized by this point last year. These numbers suggest a decrease in the flow or discovery of illegal guns, yet the root causes behind these changes have yet to be fully understood.
