I do not mean to downplay the good news of a drop in the murder rate but the city is currently plagued by a massive spike on car break-ins. Uptown, Irish Channel, Lakeview, Mid-City... entire blocks are waking up every day to having all their car windows smashed. Supposedly looking for guns/money/cash but I think half of it is just anger/sport, I don't know.
But's it everywhere. My block has been hit twice in the last 6 weeks. They only got me once, but my neighbor got it both times. Because of the NOPD/DOJ consent decree the police will not engage in a chase anymore, so it seems word is out that - outside of a stray homeowner with a gun getting invovled - there is about 0.0% chance of getting stopped or arrested.
Unfortunately one woman was killed recently trying to stop a break-in as it happened. -->
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/...-say/289-77653588-3664-4ec4-a56f-d936935c052b
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/...eans/289-a17b9f1a-7114-4cb9-9903-3f655800e787
https://www.fox8live.com/2019/12/28...rated-after-waking-up-more-vehicle-break-ins/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-crime-stats-car-break-ins-up-homicides-down/30124501
https://www.fox8live.com/2019/12/04...ing-tired-being-victims-car-thefts-break-ins/
https://www.wdsu.com/article/7-cars-broken-into-at-city-park/30305218