In 2025, Shreveport police reported 2,024 violent crimes (1,162 per 100,000 residents), including 38 murders, 103 robberies and 1,723 aggravated assaults, plus 6,275 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 174,114. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 2 large Louisiana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency LA0090100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport | 1,162 | 2,024 | 38 | 3,604 | Totals |
| Lafayette | 1,131 | 1,385 | 5 | 3,465 | Totals |
| New Orleans | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Baton Rouge | – | – | – | – | Live |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Shreveport's violent-crime rate of 1,162 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.2 times the Louisiana rate (363) and 3.6 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 86 residents, or about 38.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Shreveport ranks 17th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 13th for murder (38 murders, 21.8 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 85% of Shreveport's violent crimes and robberies 5%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 3,604 per 100,000, 2.5 times Louisiana overall. Shreveport police logged 953 vehicle thefts (547 per 100,000, 49th of 351; Louisiana: 131) and 960 burglaries (551 per 100,000, 2.3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Longview, 55 miles west in Texas; its violent-crime rate (346) is less than half Shreveport's.
Out-of-state cities near Shreveport's size (174,114 residents): Surprise, AZ at 86 violent crimes per 100,000 and Garden Grove, CA at 239.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Shreveport had 1,162 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.2 times the statewide 363. It is 1st highest of the 2 Louisiana cities on this site; Lafayette is next at 1,131. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Shreveport police reported 38 murders for 2025, a rate of 21.8 per 100,000 residents. The Louisiana rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
953 vehicles were reported stolen in Shreveport in 2025, 547 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.8 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 49th of 351 cities on this site.