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Murders plummeted more than 20% in 2025 from the year before

January 23, 2026
Number of homicides in major American cities is falling at its quickest pace in decades

April 16, 2024
Daughter recounts moment when a stray bullet struck her mother in the head The recent deadly shooting is part of an unusual surge in homicides in Bogalusa and other parts of rural Louisiana

September 14, 2022
Murder rate skyrockets in N.O. amid pandemic

September 2, 2020
Criminologist: spike in murder rate concerning

March 4, 2020
New Orleans on track to break lower murder rate trend

March 2, 2020
NOPD sees third consecutive annual reduction in murder rate

January 1, 2020