Crime in Ivan, LA

Ivan is a community of 369 in Bossier Parish, about 25 miles northeast of downtown Shreveport · Updated November 2026

Is Ivan, LA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Ivan has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 92% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 966 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

92% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Ivan as a whole, and 8% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Ivan scores 966.

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 956 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 982 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Ivan

Map of Ivan 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 Ivan, LA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Ivan, 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 Ivan

CrimeGrade™ estimates Ivan has about 46 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% more than the US as a whole and close to 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 Ivan is assault, about 63% 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 10.050.05
RapeAunder 12.00.38
RobberyA+under 10.050.62
AssaultA1128.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+13.92.4
TheftA+13.213.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.812.7
ArsonA+under 10.220.12
VandalismA+26.75.5

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.


How Ivan compares with nearby cities

Ivan has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Dayson has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
IvanA+966A+A+369
Mot 5 milesA+965A+A+101
Dayson 7 milesA+979A+A+58
Hughes 8 milesA+951A+A+334
Cotton Valley 8 milesA+947A+A+1,110
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Bellevue 9 milesA+960A+A+360
Sarepta 10 milesA+953A+A+1,780
Plain Dealing 10 milesA892AA+2,650
Porterville 10 milesA+951A+A+113
Redland 11 milesA+964A+A+105
Rocky Mount 11 milesA-775BA+62

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Ivan has more crime than 70% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
IvanA+966A+A+369
West Franklin, MEA+988A+A+369
Peters Creek, ILA+984A+A+369
Fairfax, OHA+980A+A+369
Westhoff, TXA+980A+A+369
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Lock Berlin, NYA+971A+A+369
Mechanicsburg, MSA+970A+A+369
Bluffton, TXA+968A+A+369
Claysville, KYA+967A+A+369
Sulphur City, ARA+954A+A+369
Tar River, NCA+947A+A+369

What crime costs Ivan

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Ivan about $1,524 a year per household, 26% more 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 $750,000 a year, or $2,044 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$33,000$88
Rape$43,000$118
Robbery$610$2
Assault$99,000$268
Burglary$13,000$35
Theft$6,200$17
Vehicle theft$4,600$12
Arson$1,900$5
Vandalism$18,000$48
Total$220,000$592

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 Ivan 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. Ivan is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Ivan

Schools in Ivan, LA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 50% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Ivan on SchoolGrade