Safety index · New Orleans · data through September 2026
Is West Lake Forest safe?
West Lake Forest records more dispatched 911 calls than most New Orleans neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 57th of 70 New Orleans neighborhoods — based on 754 incidents dispatched to the NOPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 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 | 267 · 35% | |
| Weapons possession | 55 · 7% | |
| Vehicle crime | 118 · 16% | |
| Other theft | 115 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 61 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 48 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of crime-related 911 calls by time of day, from NOPD dispatch timestamps.
Walking in West Lake Forest at night?
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Common questions
Is West Lake Forest safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 45% 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 — 267 of 754 incidents (35%) dispatched within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 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.