Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is Gentilly Woods safe?
Gentilly Woods shows a typical level of dispatched 911 calls for New Orleans. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 37th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 536 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 Gentilly Woods 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.
Crime-related 911 calls here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 12% of severity-weighted calls fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Violent crime | 162 · 30% | |
| Shoplifting | 93 · 17% | |
| Other theft | 87 · 16% | |
| Vehicle crime | 84 · 16% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 26 · 5% | |
| Weapons possession | 22 · 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 Gentilly Woods 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
- Pontchartrain Park82/100 · Low risk
- Gentilly Terrace56/100 · Moderate
- Pines Village54/100 · Moderate
- Desire Area62/100 · Moderate
- Milneburg63/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Gentilly Woods safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Gentilly Woods 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 Gentilly Woods?
Violent crime — 162 of 536 incidents (30%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Gentilly Woods 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.