Blue city invests in police — and loses 'murder capital' moniker
New Orleans' encouraging numbers are a combination of increased investments in police, technology and coordination between law enforcement
Audrey Conklin By Audrey Conklin Fox News
Published September 24, 2024 4:00am EDT
New Orleans police chief cheers nearly 50% decrease in murders, says she is 'proud' of NOPD
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick praises the NOPD's work to reduce homicides by nearly 50% over the last two years.
New Orleans, which was dubbed America's murder capital just two years ago during a post-COVID crime spike, has recorded a decrease in homicides by about 50% since 2022, including a 71% drop in juvenile homicides since 2023.
Anne Kirkpatrick, who was named superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department — the equivalent of a police chief — just last year, attributes the recent success in preventing violent crime to collaboration between local, federal and state officials.
"There has definitely been a turnaround in this city," Kirkpatrick told Fox News Digital. "We are, by far, outpacing the national trend. … There is a national trend of a drop in these rates. Ours are twice what the national trend is. It is not by accident, and it is intentional. We actually are very strategic, and we can point to a couple of strategies that we know are making a difference."
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