Shreveport, LA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$133.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Shreveport, LA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,584 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shreveport with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Shreveport against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Shreveport sits in the 6th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Shreveport's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Shreveport is 8.311 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 67 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 248 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Shreveport, LA report the most violent crime, about 292 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 110 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shreveport, LA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Shreveport is projected at $133,314,159 for 2025, about $643 per resident and $1,584 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Shreveport Compared to Other Cities?

Shreveport, LA:	$643
Merrydale, LA:	$1048
Harahan, LA:	$149
Louisiana:	$470
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $643 per resident each year in Shreveport, which is $385 more than the national average and $173 more than Louisiana's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shreveport:

In Merrydale, LA, crime costs $1,048 per person, which is $405 more than in Shreveport.
In Harahan, LA, crime costs $149 per person, which is $494 less than in Shreveport

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Shreveport, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Shreveport	Cost per Shreveport Resident
Murder	$80.3 million	$388
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8.24 million	$40
Robbery	$4.67 million	$23
Assault	$40.1 million	$193
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$133,314,159	$643

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Shreveport, LA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Shreveport totals $583,233,378 ($2,814 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $716,547,537 ($3,458 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Shreveport, LA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Shreveport Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Shreveport residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.732
Robbery	0.7169
Rape	0.6558
Murder	0.2063
Total Violent Crime	8.311 (F)

Individual Shreveport Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Shreveport is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Shreveport.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dixie Gardens, LA	F	D	F
Caplis, LA	A-	A	B
Bossier City, LA	D+	D	D
Barksdale Afb, LA	D+	D+	D+
Curtis, LA	A+	B-	A+
Lakeview, LA	B	B	C+
Forbing, LA	C-	C-	D+
Keithville, LA	D+	C	D
Greenwood, LA	C+	C+	C
Taylortown, LA	C+	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shreveport is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Springfield, OH	D+	D+	D+
South Bend, IN	D	F	F
St. Charles, MO	C-	B-	B-
St. Paul, MN	D-	D-	D-
Springdale, AR	D-	D-	D-
St. Cloud, MN	D+	C-	C-
Springfield, MO	D-	D	D
Smyrna, GA	D	F	F
South Jordan, UT	B-	A-	A-
St. George, UT	D	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Shreveport is less safe than the Louisiana state average and less safe than the national average.

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