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Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol
New Orleans saw a third straight year of violent crime reduction in 2025, with National Guard patrols supplementing law enforcement efforts during New Year's celebrations.
- New Orleans officials said violent crime in the city fell for a third consecutive year in 2025, according to final police statistics released Monday.
- On presidential orders, National Guard troops began patrolling New Orleans as a public-safety measure tied to New Year's celebrations.
- At police headquarters, Anne Kirkpatrick, New Orleans Police Department superintendent, joined police command staff and Eugene Green, New Orleans City Council member, at a Monday news conference.
- Residents and visitors experience improved safety as the New Orleans Police Department reports a drop in violent crime and National Guard patrols in the French Quarter and tourist districts.
- The deployment marks an uncommon use of Louisiana National Guard and military police patrolling downtown streets for a Dec. 30 New Year's event in New Orleans.
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Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol
New Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates, even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Trump.
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