by Roberto Wakerell-Cruz Montreal QC
“You try to park close to your house or where you’re going,” Kelly, of New Orleans, warned. “You don’t sit in your car and play on your phone.”
Carjackings in New Orleans, Louisiana have more than doubled since before the Covid-19 pandemic began nearly three years ago, increasing 165 percent over that period, city data shows.
The city has seen a significant rise in violent crime, including skyrocketing homicides, with the highest per capita rate among cities in the United States. The Big Easy saw 273 carjackings in the last year alone, compared to 103 in 2019. The sharp increase in crime has caused some residents to start taking precautions to avoid being targets, like avoiding using their cell phones while sitting in their cars.
“You try to park close to your house or where you’re going,” Kelly, of New Orleans, told Fox News. “You don’t sit in your car and play on your phone.”
Another woman, Sally, told people that they “have to be aware of what’s going on” at all times when they leave the house.