Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is Read Blvd East safe?
Read Blvd East sits at the safer end of New Orleans by dispatched 911 calls. Its SafeRoute safety index is 87 out of 100 — 31 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 9th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 123 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 Read Blvd East 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 — shoplifting alone is 33% of calls — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 21% of severity-weighted calls come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What police were called to here
| Shoplifting | 40 · 33% | |
| Other theft | 29 · 24% | |
| Vehicle crime | 14 · 11% | |
| Violent crime | 13 · 11% | |
| Weapons possession | 8 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 · 7% |
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 Read Blvd East at night?
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- Read Blvd West62/100 · Moderate
- Little Woods54/100 · Moderate
- Village de l'Est95/100 · Low risk
- West Lake Forest38/100 · Elevated
- Plum Orchard54/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Read Blvd East safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 87/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Read Blvd East are dispatched between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Few crime-related 911 calls are dispatched here, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Read Blvd East?
Shoplifting — 40 of 123 incidents (33%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Read Blvd East 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.