Are there any parts of New Orleans that is very dangerous that should be avoided?|126438

Are there any parts of New Orleans that is very dangerous and should be avoided at all costs? If so, please let me know what these areas are, so I know to stay away when visiting this spring. Thank you very much for any info you can provide.

There is a public housing development close to the French Quarter (the Iberville Public Housing Development) and it has been the crime generator for the city center for decades. I would not recommend wandering through the development, but - in reality - you would almost certainly not have any problems as long as you were not going there to buy drugs or engage in some other illegal activity. The Iberville is now (since Katrina) also mostly empty.

There are no parts of New Orleans that _should be avoided at all costs_. There are no parts of the city that have been taken over by gangs, or where gangs have become like a shadow government. Even now-notorious neighborhoods like the Lower 9th Ward were/are only dangerous for drug characters.

New Orleans made the news because drug characters are killing each other in disputes. However, other crime is at or below the national average for cities. Almost all of the incidents the first answer refers to (people attacked on their front steps, etc.) involve a dispute over illegal drugs, and the rest are domestic crimes. The news media does not (for political correctness reasons) explain the actual motives behind crimes in New Orleans and the result is that average citizens _ visitors are made afraid - when they actually don_t have to worry about it.

All anyone needs do to be safe in New Orleans is use the same basic common sense required in every city in the world. If you leave your backpack unattended on a park bench it probably won_t be there when you return, wander off into the darkness with someone who promises somewhere you can buy _good marijuana_ it may be a bad day for you, and so on.

You certainly do _ not _ have to only travel in groups, stay indoors after dark, stay inside the French Quarter, only take taxis, etc. I don_t know where people get the advice they sometimes offer.

First let me start off by saying there are no particularly _good_ or _bad_ places in this city. Crime can happen anywhere just like anywhere else. The user above me speaks total lies because crime has decreased Alot. But to answer your question some _safer_ areas my include the French quarters in the morning and afternoon as well as uptown areas and also French markets are very enjoyable and _safe_ when visiting this city don_t keep that kind of negativity in mind because you will become biased when visiting. Keep a positive attitude and know that crime can happen anywhere and it is not limited to wat u consider to be _good_ or _bad_ areas. Also remeber the positive attributes of the city and not the negative things that you here because that is a very small part of this city rather you believe it or not. :) need more info email is alwaysheavenlyangel@yahoo.com

Unfortunately, there is still a lot of danger in New Orleans. People sitting on their front porch have been attacked (shot, beaten, robbed, etc.) by gang members and garden variety criminals as well. You should be very careful if you leave the heavily populated French Quarter any time of the day or night. It is sad, but New Orleans is overrun by bad elements and has not recovered since the bad guys surfaced to take advantage of the aftermath of Katrina. There is a lot of news coverage related to senseless violent crimes that are never solved. Just use common sense. Travel with multiple people instead of alone. Be very aware all the time of your surrroundings. It is terrible to have to be so _on guard_, but it seems necessary at this time. I have always enjoyed New Orleans and all it has to offer, but I would no longer feel safe doing the things I used to do on my own. Instead of walking back to my B_B in the early hours and enjoying the jasmine and aromas of early morning strong coffee and bakeries, I would definitely take a cab. Enjoy yourself, but being cautious is a good idea. Have a great time. The food, the music, the history, the art (and all the unique aspects of the New Orleans/quarter life) are wonderful.

There are no really _safe_ or _dangerous_ parts of new orleans. Crime can happen anywhere. If you go somewhere you dont trust then go with a bunch of friends and maybe just stay in the French Quarter a lot but remember crime can happen there to.

Near the Projects. Don_t go by the projects.