Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is French Quarter safe?
French Quarter records a high level of dispatched 911 calls for New Orleans. Its SafeRoute safety index is 13 out of 100 — 43 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 68th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 4,012 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 French Quarter 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 38% of calls — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted calls come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 25% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Other theft | 1,539 · 38% | |
| Violent crime | 1,195 · 30% | |
| Vehicle crime | 455 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 184 · 5% | |
| Drugs | 168 · 4% | |
| Sexual offences | 144 · 4% |
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 French Quarter 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
- Iberville12/100 · High risk
- Marigny26/100 · Elevated
- Algiers Point80/100 · Low risk
- Central Business District13/100 · High risk
- Tremé - Lafitte27/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is French Quarter safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 13/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in French Quarter 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 French Quarter?
Other theft — 1,539 of 4,012 incidents (38%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the French Quarter 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.