Zip 71111 (Bossier City, LA) Crime

Bossier City, LA has an alarmingly high rate of violent crime, with a rate of 44 compared to the US average of 22.7. This means that Bossier City is almost double the national average in terms of violent crime. Similarly, the city also has a much higher property crime rate than the national average, with a rate of 53.2 compared to 35.4 for the country as a whole. As such, it is clear that Bossier City needs to take steps to reduce its levels of both violent and property crime if it wants to be a safe place for people to live and work.

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

Bossier City (zip 71111) violent crime is 44.0. (The US average is 22.7)

Bossier City (zip 71111) property crime is 53.2. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Bossier City, LA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	844.5	6.9	55.5	183.8	598.3	6390.5	1059.6	4878.3	452.6
2001	888	5.3	35.5	148.9	698.4	6546	1134.4	4922.4	489.2
2002	927	12.4	56.5	167.7	690.4	6466.1	1345.5	4541.4	579.2
2003	830.3	7	54.1	169.2	600	6089.2	1123.3	4390.3	575.6
2004		5.1	53.1	106.2		5258.6	932.1	3803.8	522.6
2005	2088.3	0	53.6	149	1885.6	5243.2	1050	3752.8	440.4
2006	2094.2	1.7	69.7	158.7	1864	4997.4	1014.8	3504.8	477.8
2007	1848.6	3.2	54.8	142	1648.6	4342.4	687.2	3335.9	319.4
2008	1876.8	9.6	38.4	166.4	1662.4	4326.4	689.6	3352	284.8
2009		4.8		93.5		4194.9	757.8	3161.2	275.9
2010	618.1	1.6	42	110.5	463.9	4145.9	747.3	3169.8	228.9
2012	373.9	3.2	30.1	82.4	258.3	3858	660.7	3088	109.3
2013		9.1	30.5	99.1	462	4852.2	721.3	3894.6	236.4
2014	641.8	7.4	45.9	108.2	480.2	4748.8	677.3	3849.2	222.3
2015	745.8	7.3	62.4	114.6	561.5	4329.8	712.4	3367.8	249.6
2016	843.1	7.2	47.6	138.4	650	4620.7	712	3590.2	318.5
2017	768.3	5.7	68.9	113.5	580.2	4714.8	647.7	3660.7	406.4
2018	828.2	5.8	66.1	86.3	670	4310.5	556.4	3325.6	428.5
2019	790.8	2.9	75.3	104.3	608.3	4670.9	667.7	3450	553.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Bossier City, LA	790.8	4,670.9	56,677	4	2019
Shreveport, LA	779.5	4,899.3	202,189	9	2019
Blanchard, LA	0.0	1,239.3	2,896	11	2019
Haughton, LA	438.0	2,598.5	3,301	12	2018
Greenwood, LA	254.7	2,451.4	3,145	18	2019
Oil City, LA	102.0	1,836.7	1,021	20	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Minden, LA	876.2	3,312.8	13,710	25	2019
Marshall, TX	525.3	3,312.8	23,978	38	2019
Magnolia, AR	122.4	2,578.7	11,011	56	2019
Ruston, LA	383.8	3,056.7	21,969	62	2019
Texarkana, AR	610.6	3,770.3	30,348	62	2019
Texarkana, TX	419.8	4,572.1	37,401	65	2019

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firstname · Bossier City, LA

Bossier City is better than Shreveport

Over 3 years ago

Bossier City is not rotting from the inside out like Shreveport. There are places in Shreveport you do NOT want to go through. Stay off Airline, too much traffic. More

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