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Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026

Is Lower Ninth Ward safe?

Lower Ninth Ward records more dispatched 911 calls than most New Orleans neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 51 out of 100 — 5 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 43rd of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 521 incidents dispatched to the NOPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

51/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Lower Ninth Ward — higher is safer. 43rd 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 Lower Ninth Ward 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 34% of severity-weighted calls come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

North Claiborne AvenueSaint Claude Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center521 crime-related 911 calls within 1 km of the Lower Ninth Ward center (500 shown) · NOPD dispatch data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Calls cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What police were called to here

Violent crime
154 · 30%
Weapons possession
118 · 23%
Other theft
76 · 15%
Vehicle crime
64 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
40 · 8%
Burglary
34 · 7%

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 Lower Ninth Ward 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 Lower Ninth Ward safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 51/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Lower Ninth Ward 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 Lower Ninth Ward?

Violent crime — 154 of 521 incidents (30%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Lower Ninth Ward 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.