{
  "id": "2023-01-15-tulane-hillary-street-armed-robberies",
  "slug": "tulane-hillary-street-armed-robberies-2023-01-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tulane University",
    "shortName": "Tulane",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Tulane Emergency Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-01-15",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Robbery, January 15, 2023",
    "summary": "As Tulane students returned to its Uptown New Orleans campus in mid-January 2023, the neighborhood saw a spike in violent crime, including two separate armed robberies on Hillary Street on January 15, 2023, a January 13 carjacking at Birch and Broadway, and an armed robbery on Lowerline Street. The [Tulane Hullabaloo reported](https://tulanehullabaloo.com/62341/news/recent-spike-in-armed-robberies-alarms-students/) that the spike alarmed students and prompted the Tulane University Police Department to increase off-campus patrols on streets like Broadway and Freret.",
    "outcome": "TUPD increased high-visibility patrols in off-campus neighborhoods and coordinated with NOPD; the robberies remained under investigation as a cluster of incidents around the start of the semester.",
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "January 15, 2023, after two armed robberies reported on Hillary Street",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Content Warning: This notification includes information related to an armed robbery.\n\nAt approximately 12:50 am on Sunday, January 15, 2023, the Tulane Police Department learned that three Tulane students had been the victims of an armed robbery in the 1100 Block of Hillary street, and three students were also victims of a robbery in the 1500 block of Hillary Street. All six victims stated they were walking in those blocks when an unknown vehicle, a black SUV, pulled in close behind. Two subjects exited brandishing firearms that they believed were rifles or shotguns. The perpetrators demanded all of the victim's money and cell phones. The victims handed over their valuables. The two black males jumped back into the black SUV and fled the area headed towards N. Carrollton Avenue.\n\nThe subjects were described as three young black males approximately in their teens or early twenties.\n\nPlease Remember These Safety Tips:\n• Most Armed Robberies offenses are crimes of opportunity.\n• Be aware of your surroundings at all times even in areas or places you feel safe.\n• Beware of individuals approaching you in a vehicle.\n\nIf you have any additional information related to this individual, please contact either the Tulane University Police Department or the New Orleans Police Department.\n\nFor Counseling and other Supportive Measures, click here.\n\nTo learn more about campus safety services and programs, click here.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_ArmedRobberies_011523.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "TUPD Safety Notice PDF (Armed Robberies 01/15/23)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full official Safety Notice PDF from publicsafety.tulane.edu crime-alerts archive.",
        "Preserves PDF wording including lowercase “Hillary street” and “Most Armed Robberies offenses”. Soft PDF line wraps joined."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1423
    }
  ],
  "context": "Tulane's Uptown campus sits inside a dense residential New Orleans neighborhood, and the university maintains a [Tulane University Police Department](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts) patrol zone that extends well beyond the campus core. In mid-January 2023, as students returned for the spring semester, the [Hullabaloo documented a spike in armed robberies](https://tulanehullabaloo.com/62341/news/recent-spike-in-armed-robberies-alarms-students/) that alarmed students, including two robberies on Hillary Street, a carjacking at Birch and Broadway, and a Lowerline Street robbery. The cluster followed a longer history of off-campus gunpoint robberies near Tulane, such as the [2019 robbery of Tulane students on the Maple Street restaurant corridor](https://www.nola.com/news/article_900ec48c-cb35-5f5f-8867-a877b91a74d8.html). In response, TUPD said it deployed increased patrols, high-visibility deployments, and crime cameras tied to the city's Real Time Crime Center.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Safety Notice – Armed Robberies (TUPD PDF, 2023-01-15)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_ArmedRobberies_011523.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Recent spike in armed robberies alarms students - The Tulane Hullabaloo",
      "url": "https://tulanehullabaloo.com/62341/news/recent-spike-in-armed-robberies-alarms-students/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Tulane students robbed at gunpoint on popular Maple Street restaurant corridor - NOLA.com",
      "url": "https://www.nola.com/news/article_900ec48c-cb35-5f5f-8867-a877b91a74d8.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crime Alerts - Tulane Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "armed-robbery",
    "timely-warning",
    "louisiana",
    "new-orleans",
    "uptown",
    "robbery-pattern",
    "off-campus"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-28",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}