Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area, LA Crime

The crime rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area is notably higher than the national average. The violent crime rate in the area is 32.3, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Likewise, the property crime rate of 54.3 is also substantially higher than the national average of 35.4. This suggests that residents in this area are at a greater risk for violent and property crimes when compared to other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area violent crime is 32.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Shreveport-Bossier City Metro Area property crime is 54.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Shreveport, Louisiana. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Shreveport, LA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	978.9	28.2	51.2	297.6	601.9	7927	1661.7	5740.6	524.7
2001	964.6	15.5	55.5	267	626.5	6844	1684.1	4600.3	559.5
2002	1018.1	19.9	59.3	332.2	606.7	7145.5	1668.7	4655.4	821.4
2003	1029.8	21	56.1	345.1	607.6	7465.9	1800.7	4881.3	783.9
2004	1093.3	16.6	67.8	346.3	662.6	7336.1	1660	4950.3	725.8
2005	1130	19.6	75.9	315.5	719	6470.7	1491.8	4468.4	510.5
2006	1193.1	14.9	74.3	310.9	793.1	6733.5	1550.1	4513.4	670
2007	1100	18	56.1	272.3	753.7	6094.8	1431.9	4111.9	551
2008	951.2	13.5	52.6	237.7	647.3	5291.5	1259.6	3601.2	430.7
2009	889.7	15.5	62.1	243	569.1	5222.2	1367.5	3533.6	321.1
2010	766.9	13	60.5	177.6	515.8	4731.9	1308.7	3160.1	263.1
2011	767.6	8.5	60.2	176.5	522.5	4765	1379.7	3167.5	217.8
2012	766.7	8.4	45.5	214.2	498.6	4878.2	1199.5	3449.2	229.5
2013		12.9	41.5	186	450.6	4740.1	1167.2	3323.6	249.3
2014	721.3	10	60.4	199.8	451.1	4597.8	1042.5	3308.5	246.8
2015	819.4	11.1	64.8	232.8	510.6	5135.8	1130.6	3714.2	291
2016	949.3	21.4	79.9	250.4	597.6	5456.9	1179.8	3891.7	385.3
2017	953.9	26.8	78.4	256.8	591.9	5575.5	1163.3	3956.4	455.8
2018	832.3	25.7	64.5	175.6	566.5	5180.1	960.1	3794.9	425
2019	779.5	18.7	70.9	156.8	533.2	4899.3	866.9	3686.9	345.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Shreveport, LA	779.5	4,899.3	202,189	2	2019
Bossier City, LA	790.8	4,670.9	56,677	7	2019
Blanchard, LA	0.0	1,239.3	2,896	11	2019
Greenwood, LA	254.7	2,451.4	3,145	12	2019
Haughton, LA	438.0	2,598.5	3,301	15	2018
Stonewall, LA	163.4	762.5	1,667	15	2012

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Shreveport, LA	779.5	4,899.3	202,189	2	2019
Tyler, TX	375.3	3,000.4	100,033	91	2019
Beaumont, TX	1,046.7	3,615.8	116,450	167	2019
Mesquite, TX	478.8	3,632.3	132,399	166	2019
Garland, TX	302.1	2,583.5	238,859	170	2019
Little Rock, AR	1,516.8	6,122.0	186,670	175	2019

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Tyler · Miami Beach, FL

Bad Economy, High Crime, Poor Schools

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I lived in Shreveport in the early 1980s and return once or twice every year for visits with family and friends. I've also researched Shreveport and a lot of other More

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