Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is Black Pearl safe?
Black Pearl sits at the safer end of New Orleans by dispatched 911 calls. Its SafeRoute safety index is 88 out of 100 — 32 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 7th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 83 incidents dispatched to the NOPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to New Orleans — a typical New Orleans neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Black Pearl against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what police were called to here is property-related — other theft alone is 28% of calls — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Crime-related 911 calls here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted calls fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Other theft | 23 · 28% | |
| Vehicle crime | 18 · 22% | |
| Violent crime | 15 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 7 · 8% | |
| Sexual offences | 2 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of crime-related 911 calls by time of day, from NOPD dispatch timestamps.
Is New Orleans safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Black Pearl at night?
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- Audubon81/100 · Low risk
- East Carrollton61/100 · Moderate
- Leonidas59/100 · Moderate
- Freret50/100 · Moderate
- Uptown60/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Black Pearl safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 88/100). About 29% of severity-weighted incidents in Black Pearl are dispatched between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Few crime-related 911 calls are dispatched here, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Black Pearl?
Other theft — 23 of 83 incidents (28%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Black Pearl safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each crime-related 911 call the NOPD was dispatched to by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. New Orleans is scored on dispatch calls rather than filed reports, because NOPD's report series carries no location data — so a call here means police were sent, not that an offense was confirmed. It is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within New Orleans, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.