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TP205h New Orleans (La.) Police Dept. Homicide Reports,1893-1947
The New Orleans Police Department's homicide reports for the years 1893-1947 are
recorded in bound volumes, one book for each year. Individual reports consist of a standard form and a
detailed narrative report usually prepared by the investigating officer.
The form used in 1914, for example, includes the following information (not all of which is actually provided in
all cases):
Most volumes are indexed by the name of the murdered person. Reports are missing for the years 1894,
1899, 1900, 1904, 1917, 1920, 1932-1934, 1936-1937, 1940, and 1944. The reports are available on
microfilm except for the 1908 volume (ask an archivist for access to that item). Reports of homicides for the period 1950-1965 are included in the New Orleans Police Department offense reports.
Also available in the Archives are Statements of
witnesses to homicides, 1930-1945.
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