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Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026

Is Bywater safe?

Bywater records more dispatched 911 calls than most New Orleans neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 45 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 49th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 711 incidents dispatched to the NOPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

45/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bywater — higher is safer. 49th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods.

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 Bywater against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest dispatched category here is violent crime (30% of calls) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted calls come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

North Robertson StreetChartres Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center711 crime-related 911 calls within 1 km of the Bywater center (500 shown) · NOPD dispatch data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What police were called to here

Violent crime
212 · 30%
Vehicle crime
144 · 20%
Other theft
110 · 15%
Weapons possession
60 · 8%
Criminal damage & arson
55 · 8%
Burglary
39 · 5%

When it happens

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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 Bywater at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Bywater safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Bywater are dispatched between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Bywater?

Violent crime — 212 of 711 incidents (30%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Bywater 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.