NOLA crime….

Outbackjack said
Used to visit a few times a year, and COVID stopped me from visiting temporarily.

So ready to come back for some food and fun.

However, a friend that lives there says things are different. Said it’s hard to explain, just a vibe of uneasiness.

This absolutely breaks my heart. Still going in August but this was the city I always looked to for festive happy times. Special diverse people that just enjoyed and embraced life differently.

Then a quick google turns up this.

https://www.wdsu.com/amp/article/new-orleans-murder-rate-leads-nation/39875469
What’s the real scoop from the insides……is it more dangerous than before?
And if so, why?

Is it a lack of fear of being apprehended/punishment?

Is it a lack of police numbers?

Hopefully you can tell me my friend is overreacting, and the crime is mainly limited to areas I would try to stay away from, and it hasn’t reached the wonderful parts of town

Coming in August, staying on Poydras in the Riverside Hilton

Thanks in advance!!

We visited in May for a week. It's been about a decade since we last visited. Any difference in the way it changed to me is almost certainly driven by me being 46 years old and not having anything in common with people on Bourbon street.

We were a group of 8 mostly 20-somethings and never felt unsafe for a minute. We stayed off Carondelet St, walked everywhere except when we left for a swamp tour and spent the day at City Park. Plenty of time spent in the quarter and frenchman at all hours of the day and night. No issues for us.