Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is Mid-City, New Orleans safe?
Mid-City records more dispatched 911 calls than most New Orleans neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 20 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 57th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 1,201 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 Mid-City against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest dispatched category here is violent crime (21% 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 14% of severity-weighted calls fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Violent crime | 257 · 21% | |
| Other theft | 255 · 21% | |
| Vehicle crime | 209 · 17% | |
| Shoplifting | 206 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 65 · 5% | |
| Drugs | 49 · 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 Mid-City 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
- Dixon40/100 · Elevated
- Gert Town38/100 · Elevated
- Bayou St. John48/100 · Elevated
- Tulane - Gravier29/100 · Elevated
- Navarre80/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Mid-City safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Mid-City 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 Mid-City?
Violent crime — 257 of 1,201 incidents (21%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Mid-City 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.