The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) released its preliminary weekly crime statistics for the period of September 21-27, highlighting a range of enforcement actions—from notable arrests to gun seizures—according to an official report circulated by the New Orleans Police Department Analytics Unit.
Significant in the NOPD's efforts in combating violence were the arrest of two individuals connected to separate homicide cases, Feliciana Winniford and Wallace Gilmore, both apprehended on September 24, "in its investigation of a homicide" as cited by the New Orleans Police Department News, in addition to Coleman Vickers, captured on September 25 with interagency assistance, Vickers faces a second-degree murder charge and ancillary charges from the Louisiana State Police.
Gun-related crime statistics revealed a decline, NOPD's arrest tally for illegal firearm possession stood at 201 for the current year, remarking a 19-percent fall in comparison to the 350 arrests documented during the same time frame in the previous year, as per the report from New Orleans Police Department News.
Further underscoring this trend, the department has seen a 43-percent drop in gun seizures, with 1,369 firearms confiscated in the course of criminal investigations in 2025, down from 1,683 during the corresponding period in 2024, elucidating a potential shift in the city's law enforcement efficacy or crime patterns, although these preliminary numbers are still open for further analysis and revision, New Orleans Police Department's data analysis suggests an intriguing downtrend in the prevalence of armed crime within the community bounds.
