DA Jason Williams - The Real Criminal of N.O. - 66% of violent arrests refused/dismissed

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Metropolitan Crime Commission Report Findings

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Findings
Under D.A. Williams, there has been a drastic decline in accountability for violent
felony offenders.

Violent felony crime increased precipitously in New Orleans over the last 18 months.1 The
New Orleans Police Department’s response to the surging violent crime rate has been to
prioritize investigations and arrests of violent felony offenders.

The NOPD secured the cooperation of victims and witnesses to make 1,411 violent felony
arrests from January 11, 2021 to September 10, 2021. Conversely, the Orleans Parish
District Attorney’s Office either refused or dismissed a total of 937 violent felony cases
during that time.

The prior administration accepted 67% of violent felony arrests for prosecution in 2019
and 75% in 2020. Under D.A. Williams, the acceptance rate for violent felonies fell to
54%.

Dismissed violent felony cases (i.e., cases thrown out of court without suspects being held
accountable) surged from 16%-17% of cases under the prior administration to 54% under
D.A. Williams. All categories of violent felony crimes saw dramatic increases in
dismissals under D.A. Williams including murder, attempted murder, and robbery.
The rates of violent felonies resolved through felony conviction fell to 21% under D.A.
Williams. The dramatic downturn in successful violent felony prosecutions is not due to
deficiencies with the investigative abilities of the NOPD as evidenced by the 57% felony
conviction rate in 2019 and a 52% conviction rate in 2020 under the prior administration.

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With those refuse / dismissal rates on violent crime arrest charges, he had time to do this:

New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams has ordered a full review of all cases prosecuted in Orleans Parish by embattled Lafayette Judge Michelle Odinet.