Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is Desire Area safe?
Desire Area shows a typical level of dispatched 911 calls for New Orleans. Its SafeRoute safety index is 62 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 26th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 343 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 Desire Area against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest dispatched category here is violent crime (27% of calls) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted calls come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Violent crime | 94 · 27% | |
| Vehicle crime | 61 · 18% | |
| Weapons possession | 56 · 16% | |
| Other theft | 44 · 13% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 21 · 6% |
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 Desire Area 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Florida Development50/100 · Moderate
- Florida Area44/100 · Elevated
- Gentilly Woods54/100 · Moderate
- Gentilly Terrace56/100 · Moderate
- St. Roch32/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Desire Area safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 62/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Desire Area 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 Desire Area?
Violent crime — 94 of 343 incidents (27%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Desire Area 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.