Court watch programs' success evidenced by exonerations

New Orleans court watchers' success is undeniable: Orleans Parish has the most proven wrongful convictions per capita of any jurisdiction nationwide. Moreover, the exoneration rate in the New Orleans area is nearly eight times the national average of 0.75 per 100,000.

Table showing the rate of exonerations in counties with populations more than 300,000. Orleans Parish, Louisiana has the most proven wrongful convictions per capita of any jurisdiction nationwide.
Note: Counties represent jurisdictions with populations more than 300,000. All rankings are based on 2017 data from the United States Census Bureau, which reported a national population of 320,332,016.
Chart: AfroLASource: National Registry for ExonerationsCreated with Datawrapper