Crime in Curtis, LA

Curtis is a city of 283 in Bossier Parish, about 9 miles southeast of downtown Shreveport · Updated November 2026

Is Curtis, LA safe?

Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Curtis is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Curtis sits near the middle: 59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 876 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Curtis as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Curtis scores 876.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 881 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 868 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Crime map of Curtis

Map of Curtis shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Curtis, LA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Curtis, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Curtis

CrimeGrade™ estimates Curtis has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 43% less than the US as a whole and 54% less than Louisiana.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Curtis is assault, about 48% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.010.05
RapeAunder 10.230.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultB+310.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryAunder 11.72.4
TheftB+15.113.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.512.7
ArsonA+under 10.040.12
VandalismAunder 13.35.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Curtis

The Bossier City Police Department polices Curtis; these figures cover Bossier City as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Bossier City as a whole, 70% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 50% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (70%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (45%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsHomes (50%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (60%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyHomes (30%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (57%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Curtis compares with nearby cities

Curtis has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CurtisA876AA283
Caplis 2 milesA853A-A2,370
Dixie Gardens 3 milesB+706BA-99
Taylortown 3 milesA+942A+A+446
Sligo 4 milesA921AA+1,600
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Barksdale Afb 6 milesB+768B+A-2,650
McDade 7 milesA+954A+A+81
Bossier City 8 milesB-584C+B73,900
Shreveport 8 milesC395D+B197,100
Bodcau 8 milesA921AA+289
Forbing 9 milesA+967A+A+1,250

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Curtis. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Curtis has more crime than 98% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CurtisA876AA283
Heathsville, ILA+994A+A+283
Split Rock, WIA+989A+A+283
Megargel, TXA+985A+A+283
Monthalia, TXA+983A+A+283
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Matinburg, TXA+978A+A+283
Gill, GAA+973A+A+283
Quanicassee, MIA+967A+A+283
Scotts Ferry, FLA+961A+A+283
Napi Headquarters, NMA899AA+283
County Line, ALA898AA283

What crime costs Curtis

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Curtis about $635 a year per household, 47% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $190,000 a year, or $670 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$5,400$19
Rape$4,000$14
Robbery$210$1
Assault$33,000$118
Burglary$4,300$15
Theft$7,400$26
Vehicle theft$2,200$8
Arson$300$1
Vandalism$6,600$23
Total$64,000$225

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Curtis means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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Schools in Curtis

Schools in Curtis, LA average a SchoolGrade of B: 35% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Curtis on SchoolGrade