We are seeing less and less crime in New Orleans and Louisiana. Will it get to a point where there's a rebound? The U.S. Attorney in New Orleans says it won't, if law enforcement can help it.
"It's going to keep going and I think this momentum's going to keep going," said U.S. Attorney David Courcelle. "We're not going to take a rest."
Courcelle said a big reason law enforcement has been so effective lately is cooperation, from the cop on the beat up to his office.
"You're seeing the collaboration between FBI, DEA, ATF, HSI, State Police, NOPD, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Probation and Parole, everyone's involved," said Courcelle. "Just amazing collaboration, and you know, what's the old saying? You know how far you can get when you're not worried about who gets the credit."
Courcelle says that has helped build the cases that put criminals behind bars.
"It's working here, and we're seeing a decrease in crime," he said.
The US Attorney says that joint federal, state, and local operations over the summer netted nearly 1,000 arrests. He expects up to 20% of those cases will be federal.
The Metro Crime Commission says crime reduction in New Orleans has been sustained for since 2019. There have been double digit decreases in most crime categories every year for the past four years:
Metro Crime Commission
