Is it okay to walk in Saint Roch, New Orleans?

Crime reported to the police, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Very high for New Orleans

Reported crime around the center of Saint Roch is higher than in 98% of areas in New Orleans, taking into account how many people are usually around. 360 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Saint Roch.

See Saint Roch on the map

The map shows every block and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of New Orleans
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas

Day and night

New Orleans police data has no time of day, so day and night cannot be compared here.

What gets reported here

Shoplifting: 77 (21%)
Simple assault: 45 (13%)
Theft: 41 (11%)
Vandalism: 40 (11%)
Vehicle theft: 33 (9%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Saint Roch

The areas right next to it range from high to very high.

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within New Orleans. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.