Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Orleans Parish, Louisiana, has about 363,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orleans Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Orleans Parish Sheriff Office, LA | Official Website for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Orleans Parish public records, Orleans Parish warrants, Orleans Parish inmate search, Orleans Parish criminal records, Orleans Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orleans Parish
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Orleans Parish the city and the county are one government, and the agency that reports for New Orleans takes the reports.
The FBI's agency list also places six campus police departments in Orleans Parish, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Orleans Parish Sheriff Office, LA | Official Website
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at opso.gov (page title: Orleans Parish Sheriff Office, LA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Orleans Parish
The one city the FBI lists in Orleans Parish with a reporting agency of its own:
- New Orleans: 4,957 violent and 18,536 property crimes reported for 2023; 14,694 arrests reported for 2023.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Orleans Parish in 2023
The one agency in Orleans Parish with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 4,957 violent and 18,536 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
New Orleans reported 14,694 arrests to the FBI for 2023, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other parish record goes through the parish records request page SearchSystems verified, at nola.gov/public-records-requests (page title: Services | Public Records | Request City Records or Information | Public Records Requests | City of New Orlean).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Orleans Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Orleans Parish Sheriff Office, LA | Official Website for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in Orleans Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Orleans Parish Sheriff Office, LA | Official Website?
From its records unit. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official Orleans Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.