Shreveport, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shreveport, LA Summary

Crime in Shreveport research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Shreveport over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Shreveport:

  • There were 8,317 total crimes committed in Shreveport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,601.1 total crimes per 100K people in Shreveport.
  • The overall crime rate in Shreveport is 97.96% above the national average.
  • Shreveport ranks #85 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Shreveport ranks #9,265 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Shreveport Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shreveport is 4,601.1 per 100,000 people. That's 97.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.57% higher than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shreveport
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,317 4,601.1 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 47 26.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 231 127.8 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,051 581.4 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 1,466 811.0 639.4 369.8
Burglary 1,270 702.6 510.1 269.8
Larceny 4,894 2,707.4 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 687 380.1 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 6,851 3,790.0 2,884.4 1,954.4

Shreveport Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Louisiana.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Shreveport

1,466
Violent Crimes
811.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
119.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,466 violent crimes in Shreveport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shreveport is 811.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shreveport each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 119.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 26.83% higher than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shreveport

6,851
Property Crimes
3,790.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,851 property crimes in Shreveport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shreveport is 3,790.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shreveport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.40% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shreveport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marshall, TX 22,628 521 2,302.5 1,851.7 450.8
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Minden, LA 11,711 447 3,816.9 2,826.4 990.5
Springhill, LA 4,597 38 826.6 739.6 87.0
Mansfield, LA 4,472 30 670.8 223.6 447.2
Blanchard, LA 3,383 25 739.0 679.9 59.1
Greenwood, LA 3,077 121 3,932.4 3,509.9 422.5
Benton, LA 2,092 29 1,386.2 573.6 812.6

Shreveport SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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