New Orleans Police Field Interview Records

Records document field interviews and stops conducted by the New Orleans Police Department. The dataset includes demographic details of subjects, vehicle information, officer assignments, and actions taken. It is published by data.nola.gov and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between SubjectRace, SubjectGender, SubjectAge and ActionsTaken to study potential bias.
• Map stop locations using Latitude and Longitude fields to identify geographic hotspots of police activity.
• Model the likelihood of a FieldInterviewID resulting in specific ActionsTaken based on SubjectDemographics and Vehicle attributes.
• Examine temporal patterns in EventDate and CreatedDateTime to understand daily or seasonal trends in field interviews.
• Assess the frequency of SubjectHasPhotoID and SubjectDriverLicState across different District or Zone areas.

Strengths

• Contains 28 detailed columns per record including demographics, vehicle details, and geospatial coordinates.
• Includes temporal fields like EventDate and CreatedDateTime for longitudinal analysis.
• Data is actively maintained, with a last update in 2026.

Limitations

• Total row count is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data validation difficult.
• Potential for incomplete records or reporting bias as noted in the official disclaimer.

Provenance

Source

New Orleans Police Department via data.nola.gov.

Collection Method

Collected by NOPD officers during field interviews and stops.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated April 2026.

Geography

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.