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NOPD credits sustained partnerships for citywide crime drop, asks council to fund continued sustainment and recruiting
Summary
New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told the Joint Criminal Justice and Budget Committee on Oct. 28 that violent crime is down roughly 26% year‑to‑date but said the department needs funding for recruitment, training and crime‑lab capacity to sustain the gains.
New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told the City Council’s Joint Criminal Justice and Budget Committee on Oct. 28 that the department is seeing sustained reductions in violent crime but remains short‑staffed and needs funding to keep reforms in place. She said year‑to‑date violent crime is down roughly 26% and noted steep drops in auto theft and vehicle burglary.
The department credited a “Grip” strategy that includes the city’s NoDICE initiative and closer work with state and federal partners for much of the reduction. “The collaboration between the NOPD and the ATF, the NOPD and the FBI — that coordination is what helped us shutter… hubs of criminality,” Kirkpatrick said, citing joint enforcement that led to recent targeted closures.
Why it matters: Kirkpatrick said the progress could be reversed without continued investment. Her budget request for 2025 asks council to fund 991 commissioned positions and 327 civilian positions and to approve a $500,000 recruitment and retention marketing…
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