Safety index · New Orleans · data through November 2026
Is West Lake Forest safe?
West Lake Forest records more dispatched 911 calls than most New Orleans neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 18 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 55th of 69 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 929 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 West Lake Forest against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest dispatched category here is violent crime (35% 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 | 321 · 35% | |
| Vehicle crime | 159 · 17% | |
| Other theft | 139 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 79 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 67 · 7% | |
| Weapons possession | 60 · 6% |
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 West Lake Forest 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
- Read Blvd West62/100 · Moderate
- Plum Orchard54/100 · Moderate
- Little Woods54/100 · Moderate
- Pines Village54/100 · Moderate
- Read Blvd East87/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is West Lake Forest safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in West Lake Forest 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 West Lake Forest?
Violent crime — 321 of 929 incidents (35%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the West Lake Forest 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.