New Orleans Crime Since 1930:
The below graph and table provides the number of officers, murders, robberies, assaults and burglaries in New Orleans from 1930 to present with the approximate rate per 100,000 New Orleanians in parentheses. The source for this data is the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports. Number of NOPD officers is missing so it has been estimated in bold and underline for 1932, 1941, 1956, 1976, 1988-1992, and 2009. Number of crimes is missing for 1932, 1933 and 2005, and 2000 data is considered incomplete by the FBI. 2016 murder and NOPD size data is estimated based on numbers through August 2016.
| Year | Officers | Murders | Robbery | Assault | Burglary |
| 1930 | 864 (188.3) | 56 (12.2) | 337 (73.5) | 161 (35.1) | 792 (172.6) |
| 1931 | 856 (185.1) | 65 (14.1) | 334 (72.2) | 154 (33.3) | 896 (193.8) |
| 1932 | 855 (183.5) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1933 | 854 (181.9) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1934 | 855 (180.7) | 71 (15) | 168 (35.5) | 180 (38) | 815 (172.3) |
| 1935 | 842 (176.6) | 75 (15.7) | 131 (27.5) | 480 (100.7) | 735 (154.2) |
| 1936 | 848 (176.6) | 89 (18.5) | 100 (20.8) | 505 (105.2) | 815 (169.7) |
| 1937 | 845 (174.7) | 78 (16.1) | 129 (26.7) | 344 (71.1) | 540 (111.6) |
| 1938 | 838 (171.9) | 64 (13.1) | 118 (24.2) | 399 (81.9) | 525 (107.7) |
| 1939 | 814 (165.8) | 79 (16.1) | 131 (26.7) | 400 (81.5) | 518 (105.5) |
| 1940 | 830 (167.8) | 56 (11.3) | 140 (28.3) | 402 (81.3) | 570 (115.3) |
| 1941 | 833 (165.9) | 63 (12.5) | 158 (31.5) | 431 (85.8) | 523 (104.2) |
| 1942 | 836 (164) | 82 (16.1) | 180 (35.3) | 483 (94.8) | 366 (71.8) |
| 1943 | 851 (164.5) | 63 (12.2) | 177 (34.2) | 426 (82.3) | 397 (76.7) |
| 1944 | 858 (163.5) | 70 (13.3) | 138 (26.3) | 416 (79.3) | 474 (90.3) |
| 1945 | 846 (158.9) | 63 (11.8) | 146 (27.4) | 464 (87.1) | 576 (108.2) |
| 1946 | 845 (156.5) | 65 (12) | 409 (75.7) | 571 (105.7) | 1312 (242.9) |
| 1947 | 892 (162.9) | 59 (10.8) | 444 (81.1) | 525 (95.9) | 1343 (245.2) |
| 1948 | 917 (165.1) | 55 (9.9) | 375 (67.5) | 534 (96.2) | 1664 (299.7) |
| 1949 | 905 (160.8) | 51 (9.1) | 309 (54.9) | 565 (100.4) | 1886 (335.1) |
| 1950 | 922 (161.6) | 65 (11.4) | 381 (66.8) | 563 (98.7) | 2074 (363.6) |
| 1951 | 958 (166.3) | 52 (9) | 414 (71.9) | 537 (93.2) | 1741 (302.2) |
| 1952 | 975 (167.6) | 66 (11.3) | 404 (69.4) | 621 (106.7) | 1627 (279.6) |
| 1953 | 1005 (171) | 54 (9.2) | 380 (64.7) | 533 (90.7) | 1617 (275.2) |
| 1954 | 1042 (175.6) | 67 (11.3) | 541 (91.2) | 562 (94.7) | 1615 (272.2) |
| 1955 | 1105 (184.5) | 52 (8.7) | 546 (91.2) | 610 (101.8) | 2137 (356.8) |
| 1956 | 1052 (174) | 63 (10.4) | 694 (114.8) | 723 (119.6) | 3486 (576.5) |
| 1957 | 1009 (165.3) | 48 (7.9) | 730 (119.6) | 474 (77.7) | 3910 (640.6) |
| 1958 | 1065 (172.9) | 57 (9.3) | 1191 (193.3) | 625 (101.4) | 4417 (716.9) |
| 1959 | 1008 (162.1) | 59 (9.5) | 910 (146.3) | 556 (89.4) | 4185 (673) |
| 1960 | 1021 (162.7) | 55 (8.8) | 947 (150.9) | 649 (103.4) | 4733 (754.2) |
| 1961 | 1043 (167.1) | 52 (8.3) | 1019 (163.3) | 597 (95.7) | 4503 (721.5) |
| 1962 | 1047 (168.7) | 79 (12.7) | 880 (141.8) | 644 (103.8) | 4145 (667.8) |
| 1963 | 1022 (165.6) | 61 (9.9) | 948 (153.6) | 778 (126) | 5535 (896.6) |
| 1964 | 1045 (170.2) | 82 (13.4) | 1289 (210) | 1074 (174.9) | 6970 (1135.4) |
| 1965 | 1087 (178.1) | 87 (14.3) | 1065 (174.4) | 979 (160.4) | 5798 (949.7) |
| 1966 | 1103 (181.7) | 113 (18.6) | 1545 (254.5) | 1365 (224.8) | 7445 (1226.3) |
| 1967 | 1299 (215.2) | 117 (19.4) | 2018 (334.3) | 1646 (272.7) | 8232 (1363.6) |
| 1968 | 1377 (229.4) | 95 (15.8) | 2194 (365.5) | 1819 (303) | 8244 (1373.4) |
| 1969 | 1388 (232.5) | 76 (12.7) | 2539 (425.4) | 2283 (382.5) | 8459 (1417.2) |
| 1970 | 1454 (245) | 100 (16.9) | 3362 (566.5) | 2270 (382.5) | 11086 (1868) |
| 1971 | 1428 (242.1) | 116 (19.7) | 3391 (574.9) | 2109 (357.5) | 10705 (1814.8) |
| 1972 | 1353 (230.8) | 163 (27.8) | 3001 (511.9) | 2040 (348) | 8428 (1437.5) |
| 1973 | 1343 (230.5) | 208 (35.7) | 3033 (520.5) | 2058 (353.2) | 9224 (1583) |
| 1974 | 1383 (238.8) | 199 (34.4) | 3829 (661.2) | 2282 (394.1) | 9905 (1710.4) |
| 1975 | 1638 (284.6) | 158 (27.5) | 3596 (624.9) | 2002 (347.9) | 9689 (1683.6) |
| 1976 | 1619 (283.1) | 170 (29.7) | 2600 (454.6) | 1776 (310.5) | 8400 (1468.8) |
| 1977 | 1600 (281.5) | 173 (30.4) | 3279 (577) | 2135 (375.7) | 8692 (1529.5) |
| 1978 | 1532 (271.3) | 216 (38.2) | 4164 (737.4) | 2849 (504.5) | 10514 (1861.9) |
| 1979 | 1482 (264.1) | 242 (43.1) | 5276 (940.3) | 2953 (526.3) | 12810 (2283) |
| 1980 | 1407 (252.4) | 218 (39.1) | 4647 (833.5) | 2719 (487.7) | 14154 (2538.8) |
| 1981 | 1336 (242.3) | 217 (39.4) | 4950 (897.6) | 2501 (453.5) | 13117 (2378.6) |
| 1982 | 1355 (248.4) | 233 (42.7) | 5106 (936.2) | 2777 (509.2) | 12320 (2258.9) |
| 1983 | 1416 (262.5) | 211 (39.1) | 4550 (843.6) | 2752 (510.3) | 10782 (1999.1) |
| 1984 | 1323 (248.1) | 214 (40.1) | 4705 (882.3) | 3213 (602.5) | 10821 (2029.1) |
| 1985 | 1378 (261.4) | 152 (28.8) | 4142 (785.6) | 3477 (659.5) | 10383 (1969.4) |
| 1986 | 1305 (250.4) | 197 (37.8) | 5165 (991) | 3347 (642.2) | 11561 (2218.3) |
| 1987 | 1333 (258.8) | 205 (39.8) | 3786 (735) | 3328 (646.1) | 11999 (2329.4) |
| 1988 | 1363 (267.8) | 228 (44.8) | 4729 (929) | 3563 (699.9) | 12322 (2420.6) |
| 1989 | 1393 (276.9) | 251 (49.9) | 5449 (1083.3) | 4115 (818.1) | 12925 (2569.6) |
| 1990 | 1423 (286.4) | 304 (61.2) | 6048 (1217.1) | 4514 (908.4) | 13624 (2741.6) |
| 1991 | 1453 (293.2) | 345 (69.6) | 5969 (1204.4) | 4353 (878.3) | 12400 (2502) |
| 1992 | 1483 (300) | 279 (56.4) | 5341 (1080.6) | 4100 (829.5) | 10967 (2218.8) |
| 1993 | 1513 (306.9) | 395 (80.1) | 5179 (1050.6) | 4152 (842.3) | 11184 (2268.8) |
| 1994 | 1465 (298) | 424 (86.2) | 4822 (980.8) | 3639 (740.2) | 10064 (2047.1) |
| 1995 | 1372 (281.6) | 363 (74.5) | 5349 (1098) | 4677 (960) | 10236 (2101.1) |
| 1996 | 1302 (266.6) | 351 (71.9) | 5700 (1167.3) | 4580 (937.9) | 9954 (2038.5) |
| 1997 | 1480 (303) | 267 (54.7) | 3972 (813.1) | 3780 (773.8) | 8107 (1659.5) |
| 1998 | 1635 (347) | 230 (48.8) | 2965 (629.3) | 3394 (720.4) | 7008 (1487.4) |
| 1999 | 1633 (350.6) | 158 (33.9) | 2733 (586.7) | 2760 (592.5) | 5626 (1207.7) |
| 2000 | 1658 (342.1) | 204 (42.1) | 2421 (499.5) | 2303 (475.2) | 5230 (1079.1) |
| 2001 | 1627 (336) | 213 (44) | 2778 (573.6) | 2677 (552.8) | 5262 (1086.5) |
| 2002 | 1613 (331.8) | 258 (53.1) | 1994 (410.2) | 2142 (440.6) | 4759 (978.9) |
| 2003 | 1612 (339.3) | 274 (57.7) | 2071 (435.9) | 2038 (428.9) | 4879 (1026.9) |
| 2004 | 1661 (352.6) | 264 (56) | 1836 (389.8) | 2178 (462.4) | 5238 (1112) |
| 2005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 1366 (655) | 162 (77.7) | 761 (364.9) | 1245 (597) | 4087 (1959.7) |
| 2007 | 1381 (479.3) | 209 (72.5) | 1154 (400.5) | 1973 (684.8) | 5039 (1749) |
| 2008 | 1375 (408.4) | 179 (53.2) | 1085 (322.3) | 1540 (457.5) | 4591 (1363.8) |
| 2009 | 1477 (439) | 174 (51.7) | 932 (277) | 1410 (419.1) | 3821 (1135.8) |
| 2010 | 1450 (421.7) | 175 (50.9) | 953 (277.2) | 1321 (384.2) | 3695 (1074.7) |
| 2011 | 1345 (387.6) | 200 (57.6) | 1059 (305.2) | 1326 (382.2) | 3857 (1111.6) |
| 2012 | 1262 (347.8) | 193 (53.2) | 1065 (293.5) | 1564 (431) | 3423 (943.3) |
| 2013 | 1161 (307.9) | 156 (41.4) | 1138 (301.8) | 1495 (396.5) | 3203 (849.6) |
| 2014 | 1060 (273.8) | 150 (38.7) | 1470 (379.7) | 1906 (492.4) | 3458 (893.3) |
| 2015 | 1037 (266.2) | 164 (42.1) | 1497 (384.2) | 1670 (428.6) | 2898 (743.8) |
| 2016 | 1051 (267.4) | 174 (44.3) | 1445 (367.7) | 2093 (532.6) | 2427 (617.6) |
